Prison population (total)

In 2024, Portugal's prison population (total) increased by 1.5% compared to 2023, reaching 12,507.

Portugal ranks 10th 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 3.4% (from 12,947 in 2019).

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