Prison population (adults)

In 2017, Poland's prison population (adults) increased by 3.3% compared to 2016, reaching 72,353.

Poland ranks 1st out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.0% (from 81,306 in 2012).

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