Prison population (juveniles)

In 2021, Ireland's prison population (juveniles) decreased by 16.4% compared to 2020, reaching 102.

Ireland ranks 9th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 628.6% (from 14 in 2016).

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