DE · 2018 · crim_pris_age

Prison population (total)

Germany, 2018

Prison population (total)
65,762
Germany, 2018
▼ 0.1% vs 2017 (65,841)
Analysis

In 2018, Germany's prison population (total) decreased by 0.1% compared to 2017, reaching 65,762.

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 0.7% (from 66,221 in 2013).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#3 of 27
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