BE · 2018 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Belgium, 2018
Prison population (total)
10,261
Belgium, 2018
▼ 2.0% vs 2017 (10,471)
Analysis
In 2018, Belgium's prison population (total) decreased by 2.0% compared to 2017, reaching 10,261.
Belgium ranks 13th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 13.2% (from 11,818 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#13 of 27
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2008 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age