Prison population (adults)

In 2021, Denmark's prison population (adults) increased by 1.3% compared to 2020, reaching 4,213.

Denmark ranks 17th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 24.2% (from 3,392 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.