Prison population (adults)

In 2024, Croatia's prison population (adults) increased by 11.6% compared to 2023, reaching 4,907.

Croatia ranks 17th 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 41.1% (from 3,478 in 2019).

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