Prison capacity and number of persons held in Denmark
Denmark: Prison capacity and number of persons held was 4,127 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
4,127
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
23rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
4,238
in 2022
All-time low
3,522
in 2016
Years of data
11
2014β2024
Prison capacity and number of persons held in Denmark, 2014β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 4,127 for prison capacity and number of persons held in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison capacity and number of persons held in Denmark peaked at 4,238 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,522, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 23rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,795 | 3,522 | 4,153 | 6 |
| 2020s | 4,142 | 4,055 | 4,238 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 20 Albania 5,747 compare
- 21 Ireland 4,577 compare
- 22 Latvia, Republic of 4,564 compare
- 24 Croatia, Republic of 4,052 compare
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,016 compare
- 26 Norway 3,631 compare
More urban development data for Denmark
- Population in the largest city 26.2% (2025)
- Population density 148.67 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 7.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.40 million (2025)
- Population in largest city 1.40 million (2025)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 1,243 (2025)
- PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 56.9% (2017)
- Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 39.82 million (2024)
- Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 23.4 (2025)
- Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 2,148 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison capacity and number of persons held in Denmark?
- Prison capacity and number of persons held in Denmark was 4,127 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4,238 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prison capacity and number of persons held recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,522 in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for prison capacity and number of persons held?
- Denmark ranks 23rd out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prison capacity and number of persons held rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Prison capacity and number of persons held. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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