Prison population (total)

In 2020, Poland's prison population (total) decreased by 8.4% compared to 2019, reaching 68,354.

Poland ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.0% (from 72,695 in 2015).

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