# Prison population rate

Persons held in prison per 100,000 inhabitants, including pre-trial detainees, counted on one reference day of the year (Eurostat crime and criminal justice statistics).

## Key facts

- Hungary had the highest prison population rate of 27 EU countries in 2024, at 192.6 per 100,000 people, and Finland the lowest, at 56.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 27 places, with figures from 2008 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `prison_population_rate`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Note: Countries count on different reference days, mostly 1 September or 31 December.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/prison-population-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/prison_population_rate

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/prison-population-rate/eu-countries.md) (27 places)