Prison population (total)

In 2021, Malta's prison population (total) decreased by 28.9% compared to 2020, reaching 614.

Malta ranks 27th 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 11.0% (from 553 in 2016).

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