Prison population (total)

In 2021, Estonia's prison population (total) decreased by 6.8% compared to 2020, reaching 2,189.

Estonia ranks 23rd 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 23.6% (from 2,864 in 2016).

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