Prison population (total)

In 2020, Sweden's prison population (total) increased by 8.6% compared to 2019, reaching 7,297.

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 28.2% (from 5,691 in 2015).

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