Prison population (adults)

In 2015, Malta's prison population (adults) decreased by 2.1% compared to 2014, reaching 555.

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 0.9% (from 550 in 2010).

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