Prison population (total)

In 2019, Denmark's prison population (total) increased by 7.8% compared to 2018, reaching 3,920.

Denmark ranks 19th 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 9.4% (from 3,583 in 2014).

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