Prison population (total)

In 2024, Poland's prison population (total) decreased by 6.2% compared to 2023, reaching 69,850.

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 fallen by 6.4% (from 74,612 in 2019).

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