ES · 2017 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Spain, 2017
Prison population (total)
58,812
Spain, 2017
▼ 1.3% vs 2016 (59,589)
Analysis
In 2017, Spain's prison population (total) decreased by 1.3% compared to 2016, reaching 58,812.
Spain ranks 5th 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 14.3% (from 68,597 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 26
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age