Prison population (adults)

In 2018, Malta's prison population (adults) increased by 7.2% compared to 2017, reaching 614.

Malta ranks 24th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.0% (from 602 in 2013).

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