Prison population (total)

In 2021, Germany's prison population (total) decreased by 3.5% compared to 2020, reaching 57,525.

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 10.5% (from 64,291 in 2016).

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