Prison population (total)

In 2020, Netherlands's prison population (total) decreased by 6.4% compared to 2019, reaching 11,024.

Netherlands ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.6% (from 10,850 in 2015).

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