Iceland: number of prisoners 2021

From 2010 to 2020, the number of people in prison in Iceland fell slightly. In 2010, there were almost 170 prisoners in the country, whereas it had dropped to 141 by 2020. The number of prisoners in Iceland was at its lowest in 2016, when there were less than 120 prisoners. 2,600 people were prosecuted in Iceland in 2020.

Number of people in prison in Iceland from 2010 to 2021

Characteristic	Number of prisoners
2021	142
2020	141
2019	158
2018	136
2017	137
2016	116
2015	139
2014	154
2013	147
2012	153
2011	150
2010	167

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Release date

May 2023

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Region

Iceland

Survey time period

2010 to 2021

Age group

15 years and older

Supplementary notes

For crime and criminal justice there are several different types of statistics from different sources: police, prosecution, courts, prisons. The figures from 2008 onwards are based on the joint Eurostat-UNODC data collection. It is available at country level for European Union Member States, EFTA countries, EU Candidate countries, and EU Potential Candidates.
From 2008 onwards, the statistics include:
Police-recorded offences by crime, such as homicide, assault, sexual violence, robbery, burglary, theft, drug crimes. Homicide victims by age, gender, and relationship to offender. Offenders by justice process stage: suspected, prosecuted, convicted; and by age and gender. Personnel by institution: police, prosecution, courts, and prisons; and by gender. Legal cases by type: criminal, civil, commercial, administrative. Legal cases by stage: brought to court, resolved, and pending. Prisoners by age, gender, and citizenship. Prison capacity and occupancy.

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