Prison population (total)

In 2016, Malta's prison population (total) decreased by 2.8% compared to 2015, reaching 553.

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

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.3% (from 584 in 2011).

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