Prison population (total)

In 2018, Sweden's prison population (total) increased by 7.0% compared to 2017, reaching 6,114.

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 grown by 6.8% (from 5,723 in 2013).

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