ES · 2015 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Spain, 2015
Prison population (adults)
59,726
Spain, 2015
▼ 5.2% vs 2014 (62,973)
Analysis
In 2015, Spain's prison population (adults) decreased by 5.2% compared to 2014, reaching 59,726.
Spain ranks 4th 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 16.6% (from 71,603 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#4 of 27
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age