PL · 2020 · crim_pris_age

Prison population (adults)

Poland, 2020

Prison population (adults)
66,922
Poland, 2020
▼ 8.2% vs 2019 (72,882)
Analysis

In 2020, Poland's prison population (adults) decreased by 8.2% compared to 2019, reaching 66,922.

Poland ranks 1st out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.4% (from 69,298 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#1 of 26
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