Prison population (total)

In 2020, Denmark's prison population (total) increased by 6.3% compared to 2019, reaching 4,166.

Denmark ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 30.1% (from 3,203 in 2015).

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