ES · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Spain, 2020
Prison population (total)
55,180
Spain, 2020
▼ 5.7% vs 2019 (58,517)
Analysis
In 2020, Spain's prison population (total) decreased by 5.7% compared to 2019, reaching 55,180.
Spain ranks 4th 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 10.4% (from 61,614 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#4 of 27
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age