Prison population (juveniles)

In 2023, Ireland's prison population (juveniles) increased by 17.3% compared to 2022, reaching 129.

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 fallen by 2.3% (from 132 in 2018).

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