Prison population (adults)

In 2024, Italy's prison population (adults) increased by 2.8% compared to 2023, reaching 61,861.

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 1.8% (from 60,769 in 2019).

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