PT · 2021 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Portugal, 2021
Prison population (adults)
11,439
Portugal, 2021
▲ 1.7% vs 2020 (11,253)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's prison population (adults) increased by 1.7% compared to 2020, reaching 11,439.
Portugal ranks 8th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 15.8% (from 13,588 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#8 of 26
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age