Prison stock on 1 January 2024

CountryTotal number of inmates (including pre-trial detainees) 01.01.2024Total capacity of penal institutions 01.01.2024Prison density per 100 places, 01.01.2024Prison Population Rate per 100,000 inhabitants, 01.01.2024
Albania5185572790.5185.7
Andorra5114834.559.9
Armenia2469449155.082.5
Austria90858476107.299.2
Azerbaijan
Belgium1163110600109.798.3
BH: BiH (state level)28835082.3
BH: BiH (Total)
BH: Fed. BiH1688204482.6
BH: Rep. Srpska
Bulgaria63789 28268.799.0
Croatia44453953112.4115.1
Cyprus966620155.8103.5
Czechia195692030196.4179.5
Denmark4083410999.468.5
Estonia1841327856.2133.9
Finland0.0
France7461860640123.1109.1
Georgia98681235679.9259.2
Germany579557237780.169.5
Greece102421076395.298.5
Hungary179151799899.5186.9
Iceland14016087.535.1
Ireland46964514104.087.9
Italy6016651179117.6102.0
Latvia3271482267.8174.7
Liechtenstein142070.035.0
Lithuania4551671167.8157.7
Luxembourg60099560.389.3
Malta67173391.5119.1
Moldova5695673584.6235.0
Monaco318934.880.2
Montenegro1046133378.5163.8
Netherlands96691207080.153.9
North Macedonia2555257399.3139.9
Norway2855370877.051.4
Poland745488542987.3203.6
Portugal120151262795.2112.9
Romania2365020526115.2124.1
San Marino1250.03.0
Serbia117011195797.9177.1
Slovak Republic97331155884.2179.4
Slovenia17061346126.780.3
Spain (Catalonia)566987718973.5116.6
Spain (State Administration)486706466375.3119.9
Spain (Total)80281252664.1100.1
Sweden101759190110.796.4
Switzerland6881725194.976.8
Republic of Türkiye29228229599298.7342.4
Ukraine440247876355.9116.3
UK: England & Wales874898898798.3145.0
UK: Northern Ireland1828212086.294.2
UK: Scotland78457773100.9140.5

Comments:

Albania
  • Total number of inmates: For year 2023, the number of the recidivists is 890.
  • Population: Data recovered from https://worldpopulationreview.com on 19 august 2024
Andorra
  • Capacity: Of the maximum 148 places, the places recommended by the CPT are 110.
Belgium
  • Total number of inmates:  January 1st generally has a significantly lower prison population due to a large amount of penitentiary leaves between 31 December and 1 January.
Bosnia Herzegovina (state level)
  • Total number of inmates:  This number icludes 215 prisoners, and 73 detainees,
  • Capacity: According to the state numbers, the capacity of the prison is 300 prison and 50 detention places.
Fed. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Total number of inmates:  This number includes 1328 sentenced prisoners and 360 remand prisoners.
  • Capacity: Capacity of institutions was 1759 for convicted persons and 294 for detained persons.
Croatia
  • Capacity: This figure do not include the capacities of educational institutions comprising 120 places.
Czechia
  • Total number of inmates:  Reference date is 31 December 2023.
  • Capacity: Reference date is 31 December 2023.
France
  • Total number of inmates:  These figures do not include overseas territories.
  • Capacity: These figures do not include overseas territories.
Georgia
  • Total number of inmates:  Reference date is 31 December 2023.
    – Total number of inmates was 9 868 of which 1 783 were accused and 8 085 were convicts.

  • Capacity: Reference date is 31 December 2023.
  • Population: Data recovered from https://worldpopulationreview.com on 19 august 2024.
Germany
  • Total number of inmates:  Reference date is 31 December 2023.
    – Source: Federal Statistical Office (ed.), Bestand der Gefangenen und Verwahrten in den deutschen Justizvollzugsanstalten nach ihrer Unterbringung auf Haftplätzen des geschlossenen und offenen Vollzugs.
Hungary
  • Total number of inmates:  In addition to this figure, there were 117 temporarily admitted detainees, and 331 persons were in reintegration custody.
Iceland
  • Capacity:  22 cells were not in use due to renovation.
Italy
  • Total number of inmates:  Reference date is 31 December 2023.
  • Capacity: Reference date is 31 December 2023.
  • The total number of places of the Italian prison system is calculated on the basis of a Decree of the Ministry of Health of 1975 relevant to civil houses; the parameters of said Ministerial Decree were wholly adopted by the Penitentiary Administration: in particular, the surface foreseen for a single room is 9 square meters, plus 5 square meters for each further bed in multiple occupancy rooms.
Latvia
  • Total number of inmates:  On 1 January 2024 there were 3271 inmates, including 2497 sentenced persons and 774 pre – trial detainees.
Monaco
  • Capacity: The total number of cells is 36.
  • Population: Data recovered from https://worldpopulationreview.com on 19 august 2024
Montenegro
  • Total number of inmates: The total number of persons deprived of liberty (convicted and detained) is 1046:

    – 541 are convicted persons (479 Montenegrin and 62 foreign citizens)

    – 505 are detained persons (388 Montenegrin and 117 foreign citizens).

  • Population: Data recovered from https://worldpopulationreview.com on 19 august 2024
Netherlands
  • Capacity:  Reference date is 31 December 2023.
    – This figure includes 1617 different types of reserve places. The operational capacity is 10453.
San Marino
  • Total number of inmates:  Only 1 inmate was in precautionary custody.
  • Capacity: Following the renovation and modernization works of this penitentiary structure, as of 1 January 2024 the capacity of the institution was equal to 2 cells out of a total of 8 cells, as the first phase of the renovation work on the first floor, in which 6 cells are located, was underway.
  • Population: Data recovered from https://worldpopulationreview.com on 19 august 2024
Serbia
  • Total number of inmates:  Reference date is 31 January 2023.
  • Capacity: Reference date is 31 January 2023.
Türkiye
  • Total number of inmates:  Reference date is 2 January 2023.
  • Capacity: Reference date is 31 December 2022.
Spain (Catalonia)
  • Total number of inmates:  This year, the figure takes into account places for inmates who are in different semi-liberty modalities.
  • Population: Data recovered from https://www.idescat.cat/indicadors/?id=aec&n=15223&lang=en
Sweden
  • Total number of inmates:  The reported number is preliminary
  • Capacity: The reported capacity represents core (ordinary) capacity. Transport placings and seclusion, for example, are not included in these numbers.
Türkiye
  • Total number of inmates:  Reference date is 2 January 2024.
Sweden
  • Population: Data recovered from https://worldpopulationreview.com on 19 august 2024
UK: England & Wales
  • Total number of inmates:  Reference date is 31 December 2023.
  • Capacity: The figure represents the Useable Operational Capacity as at Friday 29 December 2023, published here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/658e98b680a3bb000d9d05c8/prison_pop_report_29_dec.ods
  • Population: Prevision for 1st July of 2024 found on https://www.ukpopulation.org/wales-population/ and https://www.ukpopulation.org/england-population/
Northern Ireland
  • Total number of inmates:  The data included in this total from the Northern Ireland Prison Service is currently under review.
  • Population: Prevision for 1st July of 2024 found on https://www.ukpopulation.org/northern-ireland-population/
Scotland
  • Population: Prevision for 1st July of 2024 found on https://www.ukpopulation.org/scotland-population/