Prison population (juveniles)

In 2019, Ireland's prison population (juveniles) decreased by 43.2% compared to 2018, reaching 75.

Ireland ranks 10th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 525.0% (from 12 in 2014).

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