Prison population (total)

In 2023, Malta's prison population (total) increased by 20.2% compared to 2022, reaching 672.

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 5.8% (from 635 in 2018).

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