IE · 2022 · crim_pris_age

Prison population (adults)

Name: Prison population (adults) — Ireland, 2022
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ireland, 2022

4,369

Ireland, 2022

▲ 14.8% vs 2021 (3,806)

Analysis

In 2022, Ireland's prison population (adults) increased by 14.8% compared to 2021, reaching 4,369.

Ireland ranks 17th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2022

#17 of 26

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Source: Eurostat · crim_pris_age