Prison population (adults)

In 2016, Malta's prison population (adults) decreased by 3.2% compared to 2015, reaching 537.

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

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.4% (from 556 in 2011).

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