Prison population (adults)

In 2016, Italy's prison population (adults) increased by 4.8% compared to 2015, reaching 54,653.

Italy ranks 4th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 18.3% (from 66,897 in 2011).

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