Prison population (total)

In 2023, Spain's prison population (total) increased by 1.7% compared to 2022, reaching 56,698.

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 3.7% (from 58,883 in 2018).

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