Prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants reached 66.3 persons in 2012 in Sweden, according to the United Nations. This is 6.09% less than in the previous year.
Historically, prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in Sweden reached an all time high of 81.7 persons in 2005 and an all time low of 56.8 persons in 1987.
Sweden has been ranked 49th within the group of 53 countries we follow in terms of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
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