Prison population (total)

In 2022, Cyprus's prison population (total) increased by 20.5% compared to 2021, reaching 958.

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 61.8% (from 592 in 2017).

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