Prison population (total)

In 2016, Ireland's prison population (total) decreased by 1.0% compared to 2015, reaching 3,718.

Ireland ranks 18th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.8% (from 4,216 in 2011).

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