Prison population (total)

In 2018, Denmark's prison population (total) increased by 6.3% compared to 2017, reaching 3,635.

Denmark ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.1% (from 4,091 in 2013).

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