ES · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Spain, 2020
Prison population (adults)
54,665
Spain, 2020
▼ 5.3% vs 2019 (57,701)
Analysis
In 2020, Spain's prison population (adults) decreased by 5.3% compared to 2019, reaching 54,665.
Spain ranks 3rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.5% (from 59,726 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#3 of 26
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age