NL · 2022 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Netherlands, 2022
Prison population (total)
11,238
Netherlands, 2022
▼ 0.6% vs 2021 (11,309)
Analysis
In 2022, Netherlands's prison population (total) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2021, reaching 11,238.
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 3.3% (from 10,874 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#10 of 27
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age