Prison population (adults)

In 2020, Cyprus's prison population (adults) decreased by 20.0% compared to 2019, reaching 587.

Cyprus ranks 25th 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 12.2% (from 523 in 2015).

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