Prison population (total)

In 2015, Sweden's prison population (total) decreased by 2.0% compared to 2014, reaching 5,691.

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 16.9% (from 6,846 in 2010).

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