PT · 2017 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Portugal, 2017
Prison population (adults)
13,251
Portugal, 2017
▼ 2.5% vs 2016 (13,588)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's prison population (adults) decreased by 2.5% compared to 2016, reaching 13,251.
Portugal ranks 8th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.1% (from 13,262 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#8 of 24
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age