Prison population (adults)

In 2022, Croatia's prison population (adults) increased by 4.7% compared to 2021, reaching 4,046.

Croatia ranks 19th 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 29.0% (from 3,137 in 2017).

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