PT · 2023 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Portugal, 2023
Prison population (total)
12,321
Portugal, 2023
▼ 1.4% vs 2022 (12,502)
Analysis
In 2023, Portugal's prison population (total) decreased by 1.4% compared to 2022, reaching 12,321.
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 5.4% (from 13,021 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#9 of 27
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age