Prison population (adults)

In 2019, Ireland's prison population (adults) stood at 4,017.

Ireland ranks 17th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 25.4% (from 3,204 in 2014).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.