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| Ranking | Title | Prison Population Total | Prison Population Rate | Pre-trial Detainees (%) | Female Prisoners (%) | Foreign Prisoners (%) | Occupancy Level (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 9611 | 104 | 19.1 | 7.0 | 52.7 | 115.3 | |
| Spain | 59226 | 121 | 17.7 | 7.0 | 32.7 | 73.6 | |
| Isle of Man (United Kingdom) | 160 | 186 | 20.2 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 95.8 | |
| Switzerland | 6994 | 77 | 48.8 | 6.3 | 72.5 | 94.5 | |
| Albania | 4578 | 196 | 58.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 93.6 | |
| Portugal | 13127 | 121 | 24.3 | 7.1 | 18.0 | 103.3 | |
| Moldova (Republic of) | 5892 | 255 | 20.2 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 89.0 | |
| Romania | 24628 | 129 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 117.3 | |
| Poland | 69561 | 191 | 11.3 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 82.5 | |
| Norway | 3027 | 54 | 30.6 | 4.8 | 28.7 | 83.1 | |
| Georgia | 11055 | 285 | 23.2 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 89.6 | |
| Estonia | 1618 | 118 | 24.0 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 64.9 | |
| Czech Republic | 19553 | 179 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 98.6 | |
| Cyprus (Republic of) | 1123 | 114 | 26.0 | 7.3 | 57.6 | 123.3 | |
| Belgium | 13483 | 113 | 32.6 | 4.4 | 41.4 | 121.5 | |
| Faeroe Islands (Denmark) | 13 | 24 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 92.9 | ||
| Slovenia | 1502 | 70 | 36.8 | 5.5 | 52.5 | 111.6 | |
| United Kingdom: Scotland | 8266 | 148 | 25.8 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 100.3 | |
| Turkey | 433543 | 505 | 15.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 132.9 | |
| Italy | 63499 | 108 | 24.1 | 4.3 | 31.7 | 123.8 | |
| Ireland, Republic of | 5627 | 101 | 19.4 | 5.5 | 15.8 | 119.3 | |
| Guernsey (United Kingdom) | 82 | 124 | 26.8 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 65.7 | |
| France | 86229 | 126 | 31.5 | 3.5 | 24.6 | 135.6 | |
| United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 2114 | 109 | 39.3 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 86.1 | |
| United Kingdom: England & Wales | 87332 | 139 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 12.7 | 107.3 | |
| Slovakia | 8063 | 149 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 70.4 | |
| Jersey (United Kingdom) | 176 | 169 | 28.1 | 6.5 | 25.2 | 88.0 | |
| Ukraine | 44024 | 116 | 36.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 53.9 | |
| North Macedonia | 2605 | 142 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 101.2 | |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 20 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 40.0 | |
| Iceland | 140 | 35 | 32.1 | 8.6 | 40.0 | 87.5 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska | 590 | 49 | 22.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 44.1 | |
| Andorra | 61 | 71 | 31.1 | 9.8 | 80.3 | 39.6 | |
| Croatia | 4445 | 115 | 41.4 | 5.1 | 17.5 | 109.1 | |
| Bulgaria | 6378 | 99 | 21.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 68.7 | |
| Sweden | 9748 | 92 | 28.3 | 6.8 | 16.7 | 104.9 | |
| Germany | 59413 | 71 | 26.3 | 5.6 | 48.8 | 82.2 | |
| Azerbaijan | 26894 | 264 | 24.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 102.8 | |
| Denmark | 4129 | 69 | 35.5 | 5.3 | 27.0 | 93.9 | |
| Serbia | 11701 | 177 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 97.9 | |
| Luxembourg | 613 | 91 | 47.3 | 4.2 | 75.4 | 61.6 | |
| Latvia | 3271 | 175 | 23.7 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 67.8 | |
| Finland | 3041 | 54 | 25.7 | 8.0 | 20.2 | 102.8 | |
| Armenia | 2469 | 83 | 53.3 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 55.0 | |
| Netherlands | 11537 | 64 | 29.2 | 4.7 | 25.2 | 78.0 | |
| Montenegro | 1047 | 168 | 47.4 | 3.6 | 16.1 | 75.2 | |
| San Marino | 15 | 44 | 100.0 | 20.0 | 66.7 | 125.0 | |
| Monaco | 31 | 81 | 41.9 | 3.2 | 93.5 | 31.0 | |
| Hungary | 18729 | 196 | 22.8 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 104.1 | |
| Lithuania | 4551 | 156 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 68.4 | |
| Malta | 671 | 119 | 41.6 | 6.3 | 51.9 | 82.8 | |
| Greece | 10203 | 98 | 27.6 | 4.9 | 54.1 | 94.7 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation | 1688 | 79 | 21.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 82.6 | |
| Kosovo/Kosova | 1830 | 99 | 35.6 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 97.1 | |
| Russian Federation | 433006 | 300 | 25.5 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 67.0 | |
| Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | 92 | 273 | 26.8 | 7.1 | 33.9 | 93.9 | |
| Belarus | 32556 | 345 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 83.4 |