Table 2 Characteristics (n, %) of the prison population in Norway (2010–2019), Denmark (2010–2018), and Sweden (2010–2013)
Norway | Denmark | Sweden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incarcerated individuals | 50 861 | 45 532 | 23 114 | |||
Number of incarcerations | 78 233 | 82 871 | 30 445 | |||
Age at first incarceration | ||||||
19—24 | 11 273 | 22.0% | 13107 | 28.8% | 4 607 | 19.9% |
25—34 | 14 759 | 28.8% | 11345 | 24.9% | 6 421 | 27.8% |
35—44 | 11 948 | 23.3% | 9977 | 21.9% | 4 861 | 21.0% |
45—54 | 8 499 | 16.6% | 7571 | 16.6% | 4 570 | 19.8% |
55—64 | 3 498 | 6.8% | 2767 | 6.1% | 2 030 | 8.8% |
> 65 | 1 043 | 2.0% | 765 | 1.7% | 625 | 2.7% |
Age at first incarcerationa | 34 | 25–45 | 32 | 24–43 | 36 | 27–48 |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 5 429 | 10.7% | 3370 | 7.4% | 1 737 | 7.5% |
Male | 45 432 | 89.3% | 42162 | 92.5% | 21 377 | 92.5% |
Number of incarcerations | ||||||
1 | 36 375 | 71.0% | 29110 | 63.9% | 18 193 | 78.7% |
2 | 8 555 | 16.7% | 7879 | 17.3% | 3 272 | 14.2% |
3 | 3 206 | 6.3% | 3545 | 7.8% | 1 121 | 4.9% |
4 | 1 533 | 3.0% | 2043 | 4.5% | 367 | 1.6% |
5 + | 1 581 | 3.1% | 2954 | 6.5% | 161 | 0.7% |
Any mental disorder | 30321 | 59.6% | 23333 | 51.2% | 11749 | 50.8% |