PT · 2023 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Portugal, 2023
Prison population (adults)
11,995
Portugal, 2023
▼ 1.8% vs 2022 (12,213)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's prison population (adults) decreased by 1.8% compared to 2022, reaching 11,995.
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 5.5% (from 12,691 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#8 of 26
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age