Prison population (total)

In 2013, Malta's prison population (total) increased by 5.1% compared to 2012, reaching 615.

Malta ranks 26th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.1% (from 662 in 2008).

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