Prison population (adults)

In 2018, Hungary's prison population (adults) decreased by 5.9% compared to 2017, reaching 16,102.

Hungary ranks 7th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.3% (from 17,363 in 2013).

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