Prison population (total)

In 2024, Slovakia's prison population (total) decreased by 16.0% compared to 2023, reaching 8,169.

Slovakia ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 22.6% (from 10,555 in 2019).

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