ES · 2016 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Spain, 2016
Prison population (total)
59,589
Spain, 2016
▼ 3.3% vs 2015 (61,614)
Analysis
In 2016, Spain's prison population (total) decreased by 3.3% compared to 2015, reaching 59,589.
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 15.4% (from 70,472 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#4 of 26
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age