NL · 2019 · crim_pris_age

Prison population (total)

Netherlands, 2019

Prison population (total)
11,777
Netherlands, 2019
▲ 4.7% vs 2018 (11,251)
Analysis

In 2019, Netherlands's prison population (total) increased by 4.7% compared to 2018, reaching 11,777.

Netherlands ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.3% (from 11,934 in 2014).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#10 of 27
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
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