Prison population (adults)

In 2021, Malta's prison population (adults) decreased by 26.4% compared to 2020, reaching 609.

Malta ranks 25th 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 13.4% (from 537 in 2016).

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