Prison population (total)

In 2014, Germany's prison population (total) decreased by 4.5% compared to 2013, reaching 63,228.

Germany ranks 4th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 12.5% (from 72,295 in 2009).

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