Prison population (total)

In 2024, Cyprus's prison population (total) increased by 0.6% compared to 2023, reaching 965.

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 27.1% (from 759 in 2019).

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