Prison population (adults)

In 2021, Cyprus's prison population (adults) increased by 30.3% compared to 2020, reaching 765.

Cyprus ranks 24th 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 34.0% (from 571 in 2016).

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