Prison population (total)

In 2024, Netherlands's prison population (total) increased by 2.3% compared to 2023, reaching 11,948.

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 1.5% (from 11,777 in 2019).

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