Prison population (total)

In 2013, Cyprus's prison population (total) decreased by 18.4% compared to 2012, reaching 553.

Cyprus ranks 27th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 15.2% (from 652 in 2008).

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