PT · 2019 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Portugal, 2019
Prison population (adults)
12,641
Portugal, 2019
▼ 0.4% vs 2018 (12,691)
Analysis
In 2019, Portugal's prison population (adults) decreased by 0.4% compared to 2018, reaching 12,641.
Portugal ranks 8th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 8.1% (from 13,760 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#8 of 25
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age