Prison population (total)

In 2019, Ireland's prison population (total) increased by 1.4% compared to 2018, reaching 4,017.

Ireland ranks 18th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 6.4% (from 3,777 in 2014).

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