IE · 2023 · crim_pris_age

Prison population (adults)

Name: Prison population (adults) — Ireland, 2023
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ireland, 2023

4,731

Ireland, 2023

▲ 8.3% vs 2022 (4,369)

Analysis

In 2023, Ireland's prison population (adults) increased by 8.3% compared to 2022, reaching 4,731.

Ireland ranks 16th 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 · 2023

#16 of 26

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Source: Eurostat · crim_pris_age