Prison population (total)

In 2016, Sweden's prison population (total) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2015, reaching 5,658.

Sweden ranks 16th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 15.2% (from 6,669 in 2011).

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