Prison population (total)

In 2019, Sweden's prison population (total) increased by 9.9% compared to 2018, reaching 6,719.

Sweden ranks 15th 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 15.7% (from 5,807 in 2014).

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