Prison population (total)

In 2018, Malta's prison population (total) increased by 7.4% compared to 2017, reaching 635.

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 grown by 3.3% (from 615 in 2013).

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