Prison population (adults)

In 2013, Malta's prison population (adults) increased by 8.9% compared to 2012, reaching 602.

Malta ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.2% (from 601 in 2008).

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