Prison population (adults)

In 2019, Cyprus's prison population (adults) increased by 21.7% compared to 2018, reaching 734.

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 grown by 44.2% (from 509 in 2014).

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