Prison population (adults)

In 2015, Netherlands's prison population (adults) decreased by 9.0% compared to 2014, reaching 10,439.

Netherlands ranks 11th 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 23.9% (from 13,713 in 2010).

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