Prison population (adults)

In 2017, Italy's prison population (adults) increased by 5.4% compared to 2016, reaching 57,608.

Italy ranks 4th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 12.3% (from 65,701 in 2012).

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