Prison population (juveniles)

In 2020, Malta's prison population (juveniles) increased by 89.5% compared to 2019, reaching 36.

Malta ranks 15th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 157.1% (from 14 in 2015).

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