Prison population (adults)

In 2021, Croatia's prison population (adults) increased by 11.1% compared to 2020, reaching 3,865.

Croatia ranks 18th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 26.2% (from 3,063 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.