DE · 2019 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Germany, 2019
Prison population (total)
63,146
Germany, 2019
▼ 4.0% vs 2018 (65,762)
Analysis
In 2019, Germany's prison population (total) decreased by 4.0% compared to 2018, reaching 63,146.
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 0.1% (from 63,228 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#3 of 27
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age