DE · 2018 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Germany, 2018
Prison population (total)
65,762
Germany, 2018
▼ 0.1% vs 2017 (65,841)
Analysis
In 2018, Germany's prison population (total) decreased by 0.1% compared to 2017, reaching 65,762.
Germany ranks 3rd 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 0.7% (from 66,221 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#3 of 27
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age