Prison population (adults)

In 2021, Poland's prison population (adults) increased by 5.9% compared to 2020, reaching 70,853.

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 grown by 1.2% (from 70,041 in 2016).

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