Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Portugal

Prison population per 100,000 in Portugal in 2025 — 121 per 100k. Ranked 38 in the world out of 54. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4%.

2025 121 per 100k +2.54% vs 2022
World rank 38of 54
Period maximum 135 per 100k2014
Period minimum 102 per 100k2008

Trend over time

2000–2025 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Portugal, 2000–20251001101201301402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 126 per 100k2002: 133 per 100k2004: 125 per 100k2006: 120 per 100k2008: 102 per 100k2010: 110 per 100k2012: 130 per 100k2014: 135 per 100k2016: 134 per 100k2018: 125 per 100k2020: 111 per 100k2022: 118 per 100k2025: 121 per 100k
Change over the period: −5 (−3.97%) Average annual rate: -0.16 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2025 121
2022 118
2020 111
2018 125
2016 134
2014 135
2012 130
2010 110
2008 102
2006 120
2004 125
2002 133
2000 126

Southern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The number of persons held in correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities per 100,000 people. The indicator covers both the convicted and those under investigation — in a number of countries the second group makes up more than half. UNODC data, collected from national prison services.

Important: The indicator does not measure the level of crime. A high value is just as likely to reflect harsh judicial practice as an actual crime problem.

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