Prison population (total)

In 2021, Poland's prison population (total) increased by 5.7% compared to 2020, reaching 72,269.

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 grown by 0.1% (from 72,209 in 2016).

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