IT · 2023 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Italy, 2023
Prison population (adults)
60,166
Italy, 2023
▲ 7.1% vs 2022 (56,196)
Analysis
In 2023, Italy's prison population (adults) increased by 7.1% compared to 2022, reaching 60,166.
Italy ranks 3rd 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 0.9% (from 59,655 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#3 of 26
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age