EL · 2019 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Greece, 2019
Prison population (adults)
10,861
Greece, 2019
▲ 2.2% vs 2018 (10,630)
Analysis
In 2019, Greece's prison population (adults) increased by 2.2% compared to 2018, reaching 10,861.
Greece ranks 10th 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 7.7% (from 11,767 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#10 of 25
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age