EL · 2022 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Greece, 2022
Prison population (total)
10,526
Greece, 2022
▼ 4.6% vs 2021 (11,030)
Analysis
In 2022, Greece's prison population (total) decreased by 4.6% compared to 2021, reaching 10,526.
Greece ranks 12th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 5.1% (from 10,011 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#12 of 27
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age