PT · 2015 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Portugal, 2015
Prison population (adults)
14,007
Portugal, 2015
▲ 1.8% vs 2014 (13,760)
Analysis
In 2015, Portugal's prison population (adults) increased by 1.8% compared to 2014, reaching 14,007.
Portugal ranks 9th 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 25.2% (from 11,192 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#9 of 27
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age