Prison population (total)

In 2016, Denmark's prison population (total) increased by 6.4% compared to 2015, reaching 3,408.

Denmark ranks 19th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.7% (from 3,947 in 2011).

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