Prison population (adults)

In 2022, Netherlands's prison population (adults) decreased by 0.8% compared to 2021, reaching 10,755.

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 2.9% (from 10,454 in 2017).

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