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Security/Prison occupancy · Italy

Prison occupancy in Italy: 122.4 prisoners per 100 places in 2024

Reference period: 2024 · Published: 29 Apr 2026

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122.4prisoners per 100 places

+3.3 points on 2023.

Prison occupancy · prisoners per 100 places

Values as published by the source, at current prices.

The vertical axis does not start at zero.

Data table
Prison occupancy · prisoners per 100 places
StatusCrisesGovernments
2024122.4finalMeloni government
2023119.1finalMeloni government
2022111.0finalEnergy crisisDraghi government, Meloni government
2021107.7finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government, Draghi government
2020106.8finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government
2019121.4finalConte I government, Conte II government
2018119.5finalGentiloni government, Conte I government
2017115.6finalGentiloni government
2016110.2finalRenzi government, Gentiloni government
2015106.3finalRenzi government
2014108.9finalLetta government, Renzi government
2013131.5finalMonti government, Letta government
2012140.2finalSovereign debt crisisMonti government
2011147.1finalSovereign debt crisisBerlusconi IV government, Monti government
2010151.3finalBerlusconi IV government
2009146.3finalFinancial crisisBerlusconi IV government
2008135.2finalFinancial crisisProdi II government, Berlusconi IV government

EU comparison · Nominal (prisoners per 100 places)

Same lens as the main chart: changing it here changes it above too. Context layers are those of the main country. Each country is read in the release published on the same date. No data published up to this date for: EU-27.

Data table
EU comparison · Nominal (prisoners per 100 places)
2024122.481.6129.380.1
2023119.181.8122.973.8
2022111.079.1119.075.0
2021107.779.4114.373.9
2020106.882.4103.273.5
2019121.486.5115.991.1
2018119.588.4116.591.7
2017115.689.5115.491.7
2016110.287.3116.692.9
2015106.385.3113.9–
2014108.983.4114.6–
2013131.5–116.6–
2012140.2–116.8–
2011147.1–113.2–
2010151.3–107.4–
2009146.3–110.9–
2008135.2–119.7–

What it measures

Prisoners per 100 places of official capacity, computed from the values published by Eurostat. Version published by Eurostat on 29 April 2026.

Methodology

Prisoners per 100 places of official capacity, computed by Data Super Partes dividing the two values Eurostat publishes for the same year. Above 100 there are more prisoners than places. Official capacity is declared by each prison administration with national criteria, which differ by country, and does not account for unusable places.

Source

Eurostat · Prison capacity and number of persons held

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Release SHA-256 hash

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Context layers and attribution rules

Release history

Every release stays published as it was. Differences are computed against the release published before it.

  1. 29 Apr 20262024no value changed · 7 new periods
  2. 27 Jun 20192017no value changed · 1 new period
  3. 10 Jan 201920162 values revised · 1 new period
  4. 17 May 20172015First release on record