EL · 2021 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Greece, 2021
Prison population (total)
11,030
Greece, 2021
▼ 3.1% vs 2020 (11,379)
Analysis
In 2021, Greece's prison population (total) decreased by 3.1% compared to 2020, reaching 11,030.
Greece ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.4% (from 9,560 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#11 of 27
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age