Total Prison Population and Drug-Law Offenders in Prison 2003-07 2008 2009 2010

Prison Population in Europe (27)* 1,2

596,956 623,230 641,845 627,203 Prison Population Rate in Europe 0.12% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13% Highest Prison Population Rates Lithuania 0.25% 0.23% 0.25% 0.27% Latvia 0.33% 0.29% 0.31% 0.30% Estonia 0.34% 0.27% 0.27% 0.26% Lowest Prison Population Rates Denmark 0.07% 0.06% 0.07% 0.07% Slovenia 0.06% 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% Finland 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.06% Proportion of Sentenced Prisoners Among Total Prisoners In Europe1,3 73.8% 74.4% 75.3% 77.7% Highest Proportions of Sentenced Prisoners Czech Republic 84.9% 88.3% 89.2% 88.8% Poland 80.0% 88.4% 88.2% 89.0% Romania 84.8% 89.1% 85.4% 82.9% Lowest Proportions of Sentenced Prisoners Malta 50.4% 30.7% 36.0% 30.5% Netherlands 37.3% 35.4% 36.5% 49.6% Italy 56.8% 43.6% 49.3% 54.2% Proportion of Sentenced Drug-Law Offenders Among Total Sentenced Prisoners in Europe 17.6% 17.6% 17.6% 18.5% Highest Proportion of Drug-Law Offenders Malta 32.5% - 53.4% - Greece 50.6% - - 52.3% Italy 33.5% 36.1% 36.9% 38.4% Luxembourg 31.9% 44.6% 38.7% 36.1% Lowest Proportion of Drug-Law Offenders Lithuania 4.6% 6.5% 8.4% 1.0% Hungary 1.9% 2.5% 2.6% 3.1% Romania 2.5% 4.0% 4.2% 4.3% Proportion of Sentenced Drug-Law Offenders Among Total Prisoners in Europe4 (Sentenced and Pre-Trial) 12.5% 12.1% 12.5% 13.9% Highest Proportions of Drug-Law Offenders Greece 37.3% - - 36.0% Luxembourg 19.8% 26.4% 21.9% 20.7% Sweden 18.4% 24.1% 22.9% 22.1% Lowest Proportions of Drug-Offenders Hungary 1.4% 1.7% 1.8% 2.1% Romania 1.9% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% Slovakia 2.3% - 5.1% 4.6%

Notes:



(1) Total number of prisoners (pre-trial and sentenced prisoners) on 1 September.

(2) In 2010, data for Belgium and England and Wales concern 2009.

(3) In 2010, data for Austria, Belgium and England and Wales concern 2009. Data missing for other years have been interpolated from adjacent years.

(4) ‘Europe’ refers to the weighted average for EU-27 (excluding Austria and Poland).

(5) The proportion of sentenced drug-law offenders among the total sentenced prisoners on 1 September.

*27 is from EU-27, according to the European Commission's Eurostat this simply refers to the 27-member EU.

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