PL · 2022 · crim_pris_age

Prison population (adults)

Poland, 2022

Prison population (adults)
70,277
Poland, 2022
▼ 0.8% vs 2021 (70,853)
Analysis

In 2022, Poland's prison population (adults) decreased by 0.8% compared to 2021, reaching 70,277.

Poland ranks 2nd 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 2.9% (from 72,353 in 2017).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#2 of 26
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