FI · 2022 · crim_pris_age

Prison population (adults)

Finland, 2022

Prison population (adults)
2,856
Finland, 2022
▲ 4.7% vs 2021 (2,729)
Analysis

In 2022, Finland's prison population (adults) increased by 4.7% compared to 2021, reaching 2,856.

Finland ranks 21st 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 4.3% (from 2,984 in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#21 of 26
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
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