Prison population (adults)

In 2023, Spain's prison population (adults) increased by 1.8% compared to 2022, reaching 55,844.

Spain ranks 4th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.0% (from 58,174 in 2018).

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