NL · 2017 · crim_pris_age

Prison population (total)

Netherlands, 2017

Prison population (total)
10,874
Netherlands, 2017
▲ 2.6% vs 2016 (10,601)
Analysis

In 2017, Netherlands's prison population (total) increased by 2.6% compared to 2016, reaching 10,874.

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 19.3% (from 13,473 in 2012).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 26
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
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