ES · 2018 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Spain, 2018
Prison population (total)
58,883
Spain, 2018
▲ 0.1% vs 2017 (58,812)
Analysis
In 2018, Spain's prison population (total) increased by 0.1% compared to 2017, reaching 58,883.
Spain ranks 5th 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 11.8% (from 66,765 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#5 of 27
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age