Prison population (adults)

In 2019, Malta's prison population (adults) increased by 19.7% compared to 2018, reaching 735.

Malta ranks 23rd out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 29.6% (from 567 in 2014).

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