Prison population (total)

In 2017, Malta's prison population (total) increased by 6.9% compared to 2016, reaching 591.

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 grown by 1.0% (from 585 in 2012).

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