Prison population (adults)

In 2024, Cyprus's prison population (adults) decreased by 1.0% compared to 2023, reaching 924.

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 25.9% (from 734 in 2019).

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