ES · 2021 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Spain, 2021
Prison population (adults)
54,214
Spain, 2021
▼ 0.8% vs 2020 (54,665)
Analysis
In 2021, Spain's prison population (adults) decreased by 0.8% compared to 2020, reaching 54,214.
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 6.1% (from 57,711 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 26
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age