Prison population (adults)

In 2022, Denmark's prison population (adults) decreased by 0.4% compared to 2021, reaching 4,198.

Denmark ranks 18th 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 23.1% (from 3,409 in 2017).

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