Prison population (adults)

In 2021, Netherlands's prison population (adults) increased by 2.5% compared to 2020, reaching 10,837.

Netherlands ranks 10th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.5% (from 10,180 in 2016).

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