PT · 2015 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Portugal, 2015
Prison population (total)
14,373
Portugal, 2015
▲ 1.2% vs 2014 (14,198)
Analysis
In 2015, Portugal's prison population (total) increased by 1.2% compared to 2014, reaching 14,373.
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 21.4% (from 11,839 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#9 of 27
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age