Prisoners by citizenship in Malta
Malta: Prisoners by citizenship was 697 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
697 Number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
43rd
of 46 countries
All-time high
864 Number
in 2020
All-time low
494 Number
in 2009
Years of data
17
2008–2024
Prisoners by citizenship in Malta, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 697 Number for prisoners by citizenship in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prisoners by citizenship in Malta peaked at 864 Number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 494 Number, in 2009.
That places Malta 43rd out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Prisoners by citizenship in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 662 Number | — |
| 2009 | 494 Number | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 584 Number | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 584 Number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 585 Number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 615 Number | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 581 Number | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 569 Number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 553 Number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 591 Number | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 635 Number | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 754 Number | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 864 Number | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 614 Number | -28.9% |
| 2022 | 559 Number | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 672 Number | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 697 Number | +3.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 697 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,722 Number, 10% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 578 Number | 494 Number | 662 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 605.1 Number | 553 Number | 754 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 681.2 Number | 559 Number | 864 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 40 Kosovo* 1,396 Number compare
- 41 Montenegro 1,191 Number compare
- 42 Cyprus 965 Number compare
- 44 Luxembourg 628 Number compare
- 45 Iceland 136 Number compare
- 46 Liechtenstein 77 Number compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prisoners by citizenship in Malta?
- Prisoners by citizenship in Malta was 697 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 864 Number in 2020.
- What is the lowest prisoners by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 494 Number in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for prisoners by citizenship?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prisoners by citizenship rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Prisoners by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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