Prison population (total)

In 2020, Ireland's prison population (total) decreased by 5.2% compared to 2019, reaching 3,810.

Ireland ranks 19th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.5% (from 3,755 in 2015).

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