Prison population (juveniles)

In 2021, Malta's prison population (juveniles) decreased by 86.1% compared to 2020, reaching 5.

Malta ranks 24th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 68.8% (from 16 in 2016).

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