EL · 2021 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Greece, 2021
Prison population (adults)
10,998
Greece, 2021
▼ 3.1% vs 2020 (11,346)
Analysis
In 2021, Greece's prison population (adults) decreased by 3.1% compared to 2020, reaching 10,998.
Greece ranks 9th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.3% (from 9,538 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#9 of 26
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age