Prison population (total)

In 2021, Sweden's prison population (total) increased by 6.6% compared to 2020, reaching 7,776.

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 37.4% (from 5,658 in 2016).

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