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Prisoners in Italy: 107.7 per 100,000 people in 2024

Reference period: 2024 · Published: 29 Apr 2026

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107.72per 100,000 people

+3.36 points on 2023.

Prisoners · per 100,000 people

Values as published by the source, at current prices.

The vertical axis does not start at zero.

Data table
Prisoners · per 100,000 people
StatusCrisesGovernments
2024107.72finalMeloni government
2023104.36finalMeloni government
202297.33finalEnergy crisisDraghi government, Meloni government
202193.44finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government, Draghi government
202091.56finalCOVID-19 pandemicConte II government
2019104.04finalConte I government, Conte II government
2018101.07finalGentiloni government, Conte I government
201797.44finalGentiloni government
201692.27finalRenzi government, Gentiloni government
201587.85finalRenzi government
201490.07finalLetta government, Renzi government
2013106.97finalMonti government, Letta government
2012112.98finalSovereign debt crisisMonti government
2011115.09finalSovereign debt crisisBerlusconi IV government, Monti government
2010117.02finalBerlusconi IV government
2009111.18finalFinancial crisisBerlusconi IV government
2008101.08finalFinancial crisisProdi II government, Berlusconi IV government

EU comparison · Nominal (per 100,000 people)

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 (per 100,000 people)
2024107.7270.45117.47121.81
2023104.3671.18111.18117.91
202297.3369.04106.34117.54
202193.4469.18102.65116.24
202091.5671.6592.90116.58
2019104.0476.06105.30124.67
2018101.0779.43104.69126.20
201797.4479.79103.25126.40
201692.2778.24102.50128.31
201587.8577.61100.29132.65
201490.0778.28100.50139.78
2013106.9782.24102.25142.88
2012112.9885.32101.98146.52
2011115.0986.6999.70151.01
2010117.0286.5893.64159.03
2009111.1888.1694.76164.53
2008101.0889.7597.26161.07

What it measures

People held in prison, per 100,000 inhabitants. Version published by Eurostat on 29 April 2026.

Methodology

People held in prison, awaiting trial or convicted, per 100,000 inhabitants, from prison administration data collected by Eurostat. The count refers to a single day of the year and excludes people serving their sentence outside prison. For Italy the source is the Department of Penitentiary Administration. Eurostat computes no EU-27 value.

Source

Eurostat · Prison capacity and number of persons held

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Downloaded on 29 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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 20192016no value changed · 1 new period
  4. 17 May 20172015First release on record