Prison population (adults)

In 2022, Spain's prison population (adults) increased by 1.2% compared to 2021, reaching 54,838.

Spain ranks 4th 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 5.7% (from 58,182 in 2017).

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