DE · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Germany, 2020
Prison population (total)
59,585
Germany, 2020
▼ 5.6% vs 2019 (63,146)
Analysis
In 2020, Germany's prison population (total) decreased by 5.6% compared to 2019, reaching 59,585.
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 5.5% (from 63,020 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#3 of 27
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age