Number of detainees per 100,000 inhabitants in the European Union, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (including pre-trial detainees/remand prisoners).
| Austria | 94.8 |
| Belgium | 89.7 |
| Bulgaria | 101.9 |
| Croatia | 87.5 |
| Cyprus | 67.0 |
| Czech Republic | 180.2 |
| Denmark | 66.8 |
| Estonia | 176.0 |
| Finland | 43.3 |
| France | 92.9 |
| Germany | 71.0 |
| Greece | 106.1 |
| Hungary | 179.7 |
| Ireland | 74.4 |
| Italy | 90.0 |
| Latvia | 160.5 |
| Lithuania | 190.3 |
| Luxembourg | 87.8 |
| Malta | 159.0* |
| Netherlands | 53.9 |
| Norway | 56.6 |
| Poland | 179.4 |
| Portugal | 110.8 |
| Romania | 113.5 |
| Slovakia | 192.1 |
| Slovenia | 53.9 |
| Spain | 116.3 |
| Sweden | 70.3 |
| Switzerland | 72.9 |
| UK: England and Wales | 131.5 |
| UK: Northern Ireland | 73.8 |
| UK: Scotland | 134.9 |
Source: Aebi, M. F., Cocco, E., Molnar, L. & Tiago, M. M., (2022). SPACE I – 2021 – Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics: Prison populations. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, Table 3.
Reference date for Croatia, Poland, and UK (England and Wales): 31st December 2020 (instead of 31st January 2021).
Reference date for Latvia: 1st February 2021 (instead of 31st January 2021).
Reference date for Estonia, Lithuania, and Portugal: 1st January 2021 (instead of 31st Januay 2021).
Reference date for Poland: 31st December 2020 (instead of 31st Janaury 2021).
Reference date for Sweden: 1st October 2020 (instead of 31st Janaury 2021).
*Malta, Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) retrieved from World Prison Brief (reference date: February 2021).