EL · 2016 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Greece, 2016
Prison population (adults)
9,538
Greece, 2016
▼ 0.6% vs 2015 (9,598)
Analysis
In 2016, Greece's prison population (adults) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2015, reaching 9,538.
Greece ranks 11th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.8% (from 11,892 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#11 of 25
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
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Eurostat · crim_pris_age