Prison population (total)

In 2019, Malta's prison population (total) increased by 18.7% compared to 2018, reaching 754.

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 29.8% (from 581 in 2014).

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