Prison population (total)

In 2021, Portugal's prison population (total) increased by 1.8% compared to 2020, reaching 11,704.

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 15.9% (from 13,917 in 2016).

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