EL · 2023 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Greece, 2023
Prison population (adults)
10,212
Greece, 2023
▼ 2.7% vs 2022 (10,490)
Analysis
In 2023, Greece's prison population (adults) decreased by 2.7% compared to 2022, reaching 10,212.
Greece ranks 11th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.9% (from 10,630 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#11 of 26
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age