Prison population (adults)

In 2014, Malta's prison population (adults) decreased by 5.8% compared to 2013, reaching 567.

Malta ranks 25th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 21.9% (from 465 in 2009).

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