Prison population (total)

In 2023, Croatia's prison population (total) increased by 8.7% compared to 2022, reaching 4,445.

Croatia ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 38.2% (from 3,217 in 2018).

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