Prison population (total)

In 2022, Sweden's prison population (total) increased by 8.2% compared to 2021, reaching 8,414.

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 47.3% (from 5,713 in 2017).

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