Prison population (total)

In 2017, Cyprus's prison population (total) increased by 1.0% compared to 2016, reaching 592.

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 12.7% (from 678 in 2012).

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