NL · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Netherlands, 2020
Prison population (adults)
10,574
Netherlands, 2020
▼ 6.8% vs 2019 (11,348)
Analysis
In 2020, Netherlands's prison population (adults) decreased by 6.8% compared to 2019, reaching 10,574.
Netherlands ranks 10th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.3% (from 10,439 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#10 of 26
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age