EL · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Greece, 2020
Prison population (adults)
11,346
Greece, 2020
▲ 4.5% vs 2019 (10,861)
Analysis
In 2020, Greece's prison population (adults) increased by 4.5% compared to 2019, reaching 11,346.
Greece ranks 8th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 18.2% (from 9,598 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#8 of 26
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age