Prison population (adults)

In 2020, Italy's prison population (adults) decreased by 12.2% compared to 2019, reaching 53,364.

Italy ranks 4th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.3% (from 52,164 in 2015).

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