Prison population (total)

In 2023, Poland's prison population (total) increased by 3.9% compared to 2022, reaching 74,505.

Poland ranks 2nd 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 2.3% (from 72,818 in 2018).

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