Prison population (juveniles)

In 2022, Italy's prison population (juveniles) increased by 3.6% compared to 2021, reaching 1,259.

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 12.0% (from 1,430 in 2017).

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