PT · 2019 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Portugal, 2019
Prison population (total)
12,947
Portugal, 2019
▼ 0.6% vs 2018 (13,021)
Analysis
In 2019, Portugal's prison population (total) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2018, reaching 12,947.
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 fallen by 8.8% (from 14,198 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#9 of 27
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age