BE · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Belgium, 2020
Prison population (adults)
10,357
Belgium, 2020
▼ 4.0% vs 2019 (10,794)
Analysis
In 2020, Belgium's prison population (adults) decreased by 4.0% compared to 2019, reaching 10,357.
Belgium ranks 12th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.7% (from 10,870 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#12 of 26
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2008 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age