Prison population (total)

In 2020, Malta's prison population (total) increased by 14.6% compared to 2019, reaching 864.

Malta ranks 25th 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 51.8% (from 569 in 2015).

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