Prison population (adults)

In 2020, Ireland's prison population (adults) decreased by 5.2% compared to 2019, reaching 3,810.

Ireland ranks 18th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 21.0% (from 3,150 in 2015).

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