Prison population (total)

In 2022, Malta's prison population (total) decreased by 9.0% compared to 2021, reaching 559.

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 fallen by 5.4% (from 591 in 2017).

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