Prison population (juveniles)

In 2021, Italy's prison population (juveniles) decreased by 2.1% compared to 2020, reaching 1,215.

Italy ranks 2nd out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.3% (from 1,325 in 2016).

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