HU · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Hungary, 2020
Prison population (total)
16,752
Hungary, 2020
▲ 2.6% vs 2019 (16,334)
Analysis
In 2020, Hungary's prison population (total) increased by 2.6% compared to 2019, reaching 16,752.
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 4.0% (from 17,449 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#8 of 27
Hungary timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age