PT · 2022 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Portugal, 2022
Prison population (adults)
12,213
Portugal, 2022
▲ 6.8% vs 2021 (11,439)
Analysis
In 2022, Portugal's prison population (adults) increased by 6.8% compared to 2021, reaching 12,213.
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 7.8% (from 13,251 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#8 of 26
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age