Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — all countries

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Cyprus

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities in Cyprus in 2025 — 123 people. Ranked 27 in the world out of 53. Since 2025, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2025 123 people
World rank 27of 53
Period maximum 123 people2025
Period minimum 123 people2025

Trend over time

2025–2025 · people

Change over the period: +0 (+0%)
Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 123

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CY Cyprus 123 GE Georgia 90

About the indicator

The official design capacity of correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities — how many people they are intended for under the country's own norms. UNODC data, collected from national prison services together with the data on the number of prisoners. The indicator exists for the sake of one comparison: the ratio of the actual prison population to capacity is the prison occupancy rate, by which the state of a penitentiary system is judged — and by which countries range from half full to three times over capacity.

Important: Capacity cannot be compared directly across countries: their norms of floor space per person differ. The indicator is meaningful next to the number of prisoners.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.