Prison population (adults)

In 2017, Malta's prison population (adults) increased by 6.7% compared to 2016, reaching 573.

Malta ranks 23rd out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.6% (from 553 in 2012).

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