Prison population (total)

In 2021, Slovakia's prison population (total) decreased by 3.9% compared to 2020, reaching 10,104.

Slovakia ranks 13th 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 1.1% (from 9,995 in 2016).

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