Prison population (total)

In 2016, Netherlands's prison population (total) decreased by 2.3% compared to 2015, reaching 10,601.

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 fallen by 24.1% (from 13,969 in 2011).

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