Prison population (total)

In 2023, Latvia's prison population (total) increased by 1.3% compared to 2022, reaching 3,271.

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 7.1% (from 3,522 in 2018).

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