PT · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Portugal, 2020
Prison population (adults)
11,253
Portugal, 2020
▼ 11.0% vs 2019 (12,641)
Analysis
In 2020, Portugal's prison population (adults) decreased by 11.0% compared to 2019, reaching 11,253.
Portugal ranks 9th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.7% (from 14,007 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#9 of 26
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age