Table 2.
Characteristics of the prisons’ population, EU/EEA and United Kingdom (UK), as of 31 January 2018
| Total number | Prison population, per 100,000 | Median age, years | Female, % | Foreigners, % | Average length of imprisonment, months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 8960 | 101·6 | 34 | 5·8 | 54·7 | 9·3 |
| Bulgaria | 6988 | 99·1 | .. | 3·1 | 2·7 | 13·1 |
| Croatia | 3190 | 77·7 | 37·2 | 4·6 | 8·9 | 4·7 |
| Cyprus | 643 | 74·4 | 43 | 6·7 | 39·7 | 1·2 |
| Czech Republic | 22,159 | 208·8 | 32·5 | 7·4 | 8·2 | 24·0 |
| Denmark | 3653 | 63·2 | 36 | 4·5 | 28·9 | 3·9 |
| Estonia | 2525 | 191·4 | 36 | 5·2 | 9·1 | 16·5 |
| Finland | 2815 | 51·1 | 35·6 | 7·3 | 17·5 | 6·3 |
| France | 69,596 | 103·5 | 31·9 | 3·6 | 22·1 | 8·7 |
| Germany | 64,193 | 77·5 | .. | 5·8 | 38·1 | 7·7 |
| Greece | 10,036 | 93·5 | .. | 5·5 | 52·7 | 12·4 |
| Iceland | 163 | 46·8 | 31 | 9·8 | 23·9 | 13·5 |
| Ireland | 3844 | 79·5 | 33 | 4 | 13·1 | 4·9 |
| Italy | 58,087 | 96 | 40 | 4·2 | 34·1 | 14·5 |
| Latvia | 3765 | 194·6 | .. | 7·7 | 2·5 | .. |
| Liechtenstein | 12 | 31·5 | 39 | 0 | 75 | 2·0 |
| Lithuania | 6599 | 234·9 | 39 | 5 | 1·7 | 10·7 |
| Luxembourg | 684 | 113·6 | 35 | 5·4 | 72·1 | 8·1 |
| Netherlands | 9315 | 54·4 | 35 | 5·1 | 19·5 | 3·5 |
| Norway | 3461 | 65·4 | 33 | 6·4 | 32·1 | 4·9 |
| Poland | 73,822 | 194·4 | 35 | 3·9 | 1·1 | 11·0 |
| Portugal | 13,440 | 130·6 | .. | 6·4 | 16 | 31·1 |
| Romania | 23,050 | 118·1 | 35 | 4·7 | 1·2 | 24·2 |
| Slovakia | 10,028 | 184·2 | .. | 7·1 | 2·2 | 13·6 |
| Slovenia | 1346 | 65·1 | .. | 6·0 | 14·0 | 7·2 |
| Spain | 59,129 | 126·7 | 39 | 7·4 | 28 | 21·4 |
| Sweden | 5713 | 56·5 | 34 | 6·1 | 28·5 | 8·1 |
| UK England & Wales | 84,373 | 142·4 | 34 | 4·6 | 11·1 | 7·2 |
| UK Northern Ireland | 1453 | 77·0 | 32·7 | 4·4 | 8·7 | 4·2 |
| UK Scotland | 7440 | 136·5 | .. | 4·5 | .. | .. |
Source: SPACE I-2018 – Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics: Prison populations [11]
.. Not available
All prison population numbers presented here refer to the non-adjusted figures, which includes those in non-penal institutions i.e. police stations, juvenile institutions, migrant detention centres, psychiatric institutions etc