Prison population (adults)

In 2022, Malta's prison population (adults) decreased by 8.5% compared to 2021, reaching 557.

Malta ranks 26th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.8% (from 573 in 2017).

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