Prison population (total)

In 2024, Denmark's prison population (total) increased by 0.3% compared to 2023, reaching 4,167.

Denmark ranks 20th 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 6.3% (from 3,920 in 2019).

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