Prison population (total)

In 2014, Italy's prison population (total) decreased by 14.3% compared to 2013, reaching 54,745.

Italy ranks 5th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.5% (from 65,598 in 2009).

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