Prison population (total)

In 2014, Malta's prison population (total) decreased by 5.5% compared to 2013, reaching 581.

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 17.6% (from 494 in 2009).

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