Prison population (adults)

In 2023, Netherlands's prison population (adults) increased by 4.4% compared to 2022, reaching 11,224.

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 3.5% (from 10,846 in 2018).

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