IT · 2017 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Italy, 2017
Prison population (total)
59,038
Italy, 2017
▲ 5.5% vs 2016 (55,978)
Analysis
In 2017, Italy's prison population (total) increased by 5.5% compared to 2016, reaching 59,038.
Italy ranks 4th 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 12.0% (from 67,102 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 26
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age