Prison population (total)

In 2016, Cyprus's prison population (total) increased by 7.1% compared to 2015, reaching 586.

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 fallen by 5.8% (from 622 in 2011).

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