Prison population (total)

In 2024, Germany's prison population (total) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2023, reaching 58,798.

Germany ranks 5th 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 6.9% (from 63,146 in 2019).

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