Prison population (total)

In 2013, Sweden's prison population (total) decreased by 9.1% compared to 2012, reaching 5,723.

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 19.1% (from 7,073 in 2008).

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