Prison population (total)

In 2021, Latvia's prison population (total) increased by 2.5% compared to 2020, reaching 3,183.

Latvia ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 25.0% (from 4,243 in 2016).

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