Prison population (adults)

In 2024, Slovakia's prison population (adults) decreased by 16.0% compared to 2023, reaching 8,136.

Slovakia ranks 14th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.4% (from 10,481 in 2019).

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