Prison population (adults)

In 2018, Sweden's prison population (adults) increased by 7.0% compared to 2017, reaching 6,090.

Sweden ranks 16th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.6% (from 5,713 in 2013).

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