Prison population (total)

In 2020, Cyprus's prison population (total) decreased by 20.8% compared to 2019, reaching 601.

Cyprus ranks 26th 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 9.9% (from 547 in 2015).

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