Prison population (juveniles)

In 2020, Ireland's prison population (juveniles) increased by 62.7% compared to 2019, reaching 122.

Ireland ranks 9th 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 103.3% (from 60 in 2015).

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