Prison population (total)

In 2024, Latvia's prison population (total) increased by 7.2% compared to 2023, reaching 3,505.

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 grown by 2.7% (from 3,414 in 2019).

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