Prison population (adults)

In 2022, Estonia's prison population (adults) decreased by 5.2% compared to 2021, reaching 2,070.

Estonia ranks 22nd 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 23.4% (from 2,703 in 2017).

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