Prison population (total)

In 2013, Portugal's prison population (total) increased by 4.8% compared to 2012, reaching 14,535.

Portugal ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 34.5% (from 10,807 in 2008).

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