Prison population (juveniles)

In 2023, Portugal's prison population (juveniles) increased by 12.8% compared to 2022, reaching 326.

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 1.2% (from 330 in 2018).

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