Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Poland

Prison population per 100,000 in Poland in 2025 — 191 per 100k. Ranked 24 in the world out of 54. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.8%.

2025 191 per 100k +0.53% vs 2022
World rank 24of 54
Period maximum 232 per 100k2006
Period minimum 179 per 100k2020

Trend over time

2000–2025 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Poland, 2000–20251601802002202402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 184 per 100k2002: 211 per 100k2004: 211 per 100k2006: 232 per 100k2008: 218 per 100k2010: 212 per 100k2012: 221 per 100k2014: 204 per 100k2016: 188 per 100k2018: 190 per 100k2020: 179 per 100k2022: 190 per 100k2025: 191 per 100k
Change over the period: +7 (+3.8%) Average annual rate: 0.15 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2025 191
2022 190
2020 179
2018 190
2016 188
2014 204
2012 221
2010 212
2008 218
2006 232
2004 211
2002 211
2000 184

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of persons held in correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities per 100,000 people. The indicator covers both the convicted and those under investigation — in a number of countries the second group makes up more than half. UNODC data, collected from national prison services.

Important: The indicator does not measure the level of crime. A high value is just as likely to reflect harsh judicial practice as an actual crime problem.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.