Prison population (total)

In 2021, Cyprus's prison population (total) increased by 32.3% compared to 2020, reaching 795.

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 35.7% (from 586 in 2016).

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