Prison population (adults)

In 2024, Portugal's prison population (adults) increased by 1.3% compared to 2023, reaching 12,145.

Portugal ranks 9th 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 3.9% (from 12,641 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.