PT · 2018 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Portugal, 2018
Prison population (total)
13,021
Portugal, 2018
▼ 4.2% vs 2017 (13,587)
Analysis
In 2018, Portugal's prison population (total) decreased by 4.2% compared to 2017, reaching 13,021.
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 fallen by 10.4% (from 14,535 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#9 of 27
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age