Prison population (total)

In 2019, Cyprus's prison population (total) increased by 22.6% compared to 2018, reaching 759.

Cyprus ranks 25th 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 42.7% (from 532 in 2014).

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