IT · 2019 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Italy, 2019
Prison population (total)
62,232
Italy, 2019
▲ 1.8% vs 2018 (61,131)
Analysis
In 2019, Italy's prison population (total) increased by 1.8% compared to 2018, reaching 62,232.
Italy ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 13.7% (from 54,745 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#4 of 27
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age