Prison population (juveniles)

In 2017, Italy's prison population (juveniles) increased by 7.9% compared to 2016, reaching 1,430.

Italy ranks 2nd out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.1% (from 1,401 in 2012).

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