Prison population (total)

In 2024, Croatia's prison population (total) increased by 11.7% compared to 2023, reaching 4,965.

Croatia ranks 18th 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 40.5% (from 3,533 in 2019).

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