Prison population (total)

In 2018, Cyprus's prison population (total) increased by 4.6% compared to 2017, reaching 619.

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 grown by 11.9% (from 553 in 2013).

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