Prison population (total)

In 2021, Denmark's prison population (total) increased by 1.3% compared to 2020, reaching 4,222.

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 23.9% (from 3,408 in 2016).

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