SE · 2015 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Sweden, 2015
Prison population (adults)
5,673
Sweden, 2015
▼ 2.1% vs 2014 (5,795)
Analysis
In 2015, Sweden's prison population (adults) decreased by 2.1% compared to 2014, reaching 5,673.
Sweden ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 17.0% (from 6,831 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#17 of 27
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age