Prison population (total)

In 2016, Poland's prison population (total) decreased by 0.7% compared to 2015, reaching 72,209.

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 12.8% (from 82,832 in 2011).

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