Prison population (total)

In 2021, Spain's prison population (total) decreased by 0.2% compared to 2020, reaching 55,097.

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 7.5% (from 59,589 in 2016).

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