Prison population (adults)

In 2023, Croatia's prison population (adults) increased by 8.7% compared to 2022, reaching 4,397.

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 38.6% (from 3,173 in 2018).

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