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)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age