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| Ranking | Title | Prison Population Total | Prison Population Rate | Pre-trial Detainees (%) | Female Prisoners (%) | Foreign Prisoners (%) | Occupancy Level (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova (Republic of) | 6084 | 236 | 17.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 91.9 | |
| Turkey | 336315 | 392 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 117.3 | |
| Slovakia | 10112 | 187 | 14.1 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 87.4 | |
| Faeroe Islands (Denmark) | 12 | 23 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 87.9 | ||
| Greece | 10723 | 102 | 23.5 | 4.7 | 59.9 | 105.4 | |
| Cyprus (Republic of) | 791 | 87 | 26.5 | 4.7 | 43.3 | 145.7 | |
| Belgium | 11326 | 97 | 38.4 | 4.9 | 44.2 | 116.1 | |
| Malta | 589 | 113 | 33.9 | 7.1 | 44.0 | 88.6 | |
| United Kingdom: Scotland | 7588 | 138 | 28.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 96.3 | |
| United Kingdom: Northern Ireland | 1853 | 97 | 39.6 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 75.1 | |
| United Kingdom: England & Wales | 84658 | 141 | 17.3 | 3.9 | 12.1 | 109.8 | |
| Ireland, Republic of | 4568 | 89 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 15.1 | 103.6 | |
| Guernsey (United Kingdom) | 76 | 115 | 21.1 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 79.1 | |
| Georgia | 9627 | 264 | 19.4 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 82.6 | |
| Slovenia | 1454 | 69 | 33.1 | 4.9 | 31.6 | 108.1 | |
| Portugal | 12610 | 122 | 20.8 | 7.3 | 15.9 | 98.0 | |
| Poland | 78113 | 209 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 92.5 | |
| Norway | 3069 | 57 | 27.4 | 5.9 | 26.0 | 79.5 | |
| Italy | 56605 | 96 | 26.2 | 4.4 | 31.2 | 110.4 | |
| Estonia | 2062 | 155 | 16.0 | 4.8 | 33.3 | 66.5 | |
| Czech Republic | 19684 | 187 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 97.8 | |
| Albania | 4891 | 178 | 54.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 74.7 | |
| Romania | 23079 | 122 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 120.7 | |
| Lithuania | 4955 | 177 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 74.5 | |
| Austria | 8764 | 97 | 20.6 | 6.7 | 51.4 | 103.4 | |
| France | 72173 | 106 | 30.3 | 4.3 | 24.6 | 119.0 | |
| Russian Federation | 433006 | 300 | 25.5 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 67.0 | |
| Sweden | 7713 | 74 | 30.6 | 5.8 | 22.1 | 98.6 | |
| Iceland | 140 | 37 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 23.3 | 80.0 | |
| Bulgaria | 6384 | 93 | 20.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 78.2 | |
| Ukraine | 48038 | 123 | 35.6 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 54.4 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina: Republika Srpska | 554 | 46 | 21.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 40.0 | |
| Azerbaijan | 22334 | 220 | 21.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 87.7 | |
| Andorra | 46 | 58 | 42.6 | 13.1 | 57.4 | 31.3 | |
| North Macedonia | 2220 | 107 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 70.7 | |
| Croatia | 3955 | 102 | 32.3 | 5.9 | 10.8 | 106.0 | |
| Spain | 55093 | 116 | 16.1 | 7.1 | 29.5 | 73.7 | |
| Germany | 56557 | 67 | 20.6 | 5.6 | 25.5 | 78.1 | |
| Denmark | 4248 | 72 | 39.3 | 4.8 | 26.9 | 99.6 | |
| Switzerland | 6445 | 73 | 45.8 | 5.9 | 71.0 | 89.6 | |
| Netherlands | 11623 | 66 | 32.6 | 4.6 | 23.1 | 73.1 | |
| Latvia | 3169 | 169 | 24.2 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 65.7 | |
| Serbia | 10557 | 155 | 18.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 92.2 | |
| Luxembourg | 685 | 106 | 46.3 | 5.4 | 73.7 | 96.5 | |
| Hungary | 18800 | 194 | 22.6 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 99.7 | |
| Finland | 2827 | 51 | 23.2 | 7.1 | 16.3 | 94.3 | |
| Armenia | 2113 | 71 | 46.5 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 39.5 | |
| Montenegro | 929 | 150 | 42.2 | 3.2 | 17.7 | 69.7 | |
| Monaco | 13 | 33 | 61.5 | 7.7 | 92.3 | 13.4 | |
| Liechtenstein | 11 | 28 | 91.7 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 55.0 | |
| San Marino | 9 | 26 | 88.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 112.5 | |
| Isle of Man (United Kingdom) | 109 | 126 | 20.2 | 6.4 | 42.2 | 79.0 | |
| Jersey (United Kingdom) | 146 | 135 | 28.1 | 6.8 | 25.2 | 69.5 | |
| Gibraltar (United Kingdom) | 92 | 273 | 26.8 | 7.1 | 33.9 | 93.9 | |
| Kosovo/Kosova | 1642 | 93 | 36.4 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 97.1 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina: Federation | 1813 | 83 | 19.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 98.3 | |
| Belarus | 32556 | 345 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 83.4 |