Prison population (juveniles)

In 2016, Ireland's prison population (juveniles) decreased by 76.7% compared to 2015, reaching 14.

Ireland ranks 22nd out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 39.1% (from 23 in 2011).

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