Prison population (total)

In 2016, Germany's prison population (total) increased by 2.0% compared to 2015, reaching 64,291.

Germany ranks 3rd 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 7.6% (from 69,543 in 2011).

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