NL · 2018 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Netherlands, 2018
Prison population (adults)
10,846
Netherlands, 2018
▲ 3.7% vs 2017 (10,454)
Analysis
In 2018, Netherlands's prison population (adults) increased by 3.7% compared to 2017, reaching 10,846.
Netherlands ranks 9th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.4% (from 12,248 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#9 of 25
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age