Prison population (total)

In 2020, Italy's prison population (total) decreased by 12.3% compared to 2019, reaching 54,605.

Italy ranks 5th 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 2.2% (from 53,410 in 2015).

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