Prison population (adults)

In 2021, Italy's prison population (adults) increased by 1.4% compared to 2020, reaching 54,134.

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 fallen by 0.9% (from 54,653 in 2016).

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