SE · 2023 · crim_pris_age

Prison population (adults)

Sweden, 2023

Prison population (adults)
9,660
Sweden, 2023
▲ 15.4% vs 2022 (8,370)
Analysis

In 2023, Sweden's prison population (adults) increased by 15.4% compared to 2022, reaching 9,660.

Sweden ranks 13th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 58.6% (from 6,090 in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#13 of 26
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