Prison population (total)

In 2017, Sweden's prison population (total) increased by 1.0% compared to 2016, reaching 5,713.

Sweden ranks 17th 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 9.3% (from 6,296 in 2012).

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