Prison population (adults)

In 2017, Netherlands's prison population (adults) increased by 2.7% compared to 2016, reaching 10,454.

Netherlands ranks 10th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.1% (from 12,928 in 2012).

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