Prison population (juveniles)

In 2021, Spain's prison population (juveniles) increased by 71.5% compared to 2020, reaching 883.

Spain ranks 3rd out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 35.8% (from 650 in 2016).

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