Prison population (juveniles)

In 2021, Sweden's prison population (juveniles) increased by 26.1% compared to 2020, reaching 29.

Sweden ranks 17th 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 123.1% (from 13 in 2016).

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