Prison population (total)

In 2016, Portugal's prison population (total) decreased by 3.2% compared to 2015, reaching 13,917.

Portugal ranks 9th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.4% (from 12,955 in 2011).

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