PT · 2017 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Portugal, 2017
Prison population (total)
13,587
Portugal, 2017
▼ 2.4% vs 2016 (13,917)
Analysis
In 2017, Portugal's prison population (total) decreased by 2.4% compared to 2016, reaching 13,587.
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 2.1% (from 13,875 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#9 of 26
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age