Prison population (adults)

In 2016, Cyprus's prison population (adults) increased by 9.2% compared to 2015, reaching 571.

Cyprus ranks 24th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.8% (from 606 in 2011).

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