Prison population (juveniles)

In 2023, Italy's prison population (juveniles) increased by 11.4% compared to 2022, reaching 1,402.

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 5.0% (from 1,476 in 2018).

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