EL · 2023 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Greece, 2023
Prison population (total)
10,242
Greece, 2023
▼ 2.7% vs 2022 (10,526)
Analysis
In 2023, Greece's prison population (total) decreased by 2.7% compared to 2022, reaching 10,242.
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 fallen by 3.9% (from 10,654 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#12 of 27
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age