Prison population (adults)

In 2020, Malta's prison population (adults) increased by 12.7% compared to 2019, reaching 828.

Malta ranks 24th 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 49.2% (from 555 in 2015).

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