Prison population (total)

In 2021, Netherlands's prison population (total) increased by 2.6% compared to 2020, reaching 11,309.

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 grown by 6.7% (from 10,601 in 2016).

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