Prison population (juveniles)

In 2021, Portugal's prison population (juveniles) increased by 6.4% compared to 2020, reaching 265.

Portugal ranks 6th 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 19.5% (from 329 in 2016).

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