HU · 2018 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Hungary, 2018
Prison population (total)
16,303
Hungary, 2018
▼ 6.0% vs 2017 (17,343)
Analysis
In 2018, Hungary's prison population (total) decreased by 6.0% compared to 2017, reaching 16,303.
Hungary ranks 8th 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 8.6% (from 17,841 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#8 of 27
Hungary timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age