DE · 2015 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Germany, 2015
Prison population (total)
63,020
Germany, 2015
▼ 0.3% vs 2014 (63,228)
Analysis
In 2015, Germany's prison population (total) decreased by 0.3% compared to 2014, reaching 63,020.
Germany ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.0% (from 70,827 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#3 of 27
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age