Prison population (total)

In 2022, Italy's prison population (total) increased by 3.8% compared to 2021, reaching 57,455.

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 fallen by 2.7% (from 59,038 in 2017).

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