Prison population (total)

In 2024, Italy's prison population (total) increased by 3.2% compared to 2023, reaching 63,524.

Italy ranks 3rd 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 2.1% (from 62,232 in 2019).

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