CZ · 2022 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Czechia, 2022
Prison population (total)
19,052
Czechia, 2022
▲ 1.6% vs 2021 (18,748)
Analysis
In 2022, Czechia's prison population (total) increased by 1.6% compared to 2021, reaching 19,052.
Czechia ranks 8th 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 14.0% (from 22,159 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#8 of 27
Czechia timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age