Prison population (adults)

In 2023, Malta's prison population (adults) increased by 20.1% compared to 2022, reaching 669.

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 9.0% (from 614 in 2018).

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