Prison population (juveniles)

In 2022, Portugal's prison population (juveniles) increased by 9.1% compared to 2021, reaching 289.

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 14.0% (from 336 in 2017).

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