Prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta
Malta: Prisoners by offence category and sex was 52 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta is 52 Number, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta peaked at 54 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8 Number, in 2012.
That places Malta 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 Number | — |
| 2011 | 11 Number | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 8 Number | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 32 Number | +300.0% |
| 2014 | 32 Number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 Number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 37 Number | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 46 Number | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 51 Number | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 27 Number | -47.1% |
| 2020 | 29 Number | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 48 Number | +65.5% |
| 2022 | 51 Number | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 54 Number | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 52 Number | -3.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 52 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 746 Number, 7% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +300.0% | 8 Number | 32 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.8 Number | 8 Number | 51 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8 Number | 29 Number | 54 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 36 Norway 140 Number compare
- 37 Cyprus 61 Number compare
- 38 Luxembourg 52 Number compare
- 40 Montenegro 24 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 offence category and sex in Malta?
- Prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta was 52 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 54 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 Number in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for prisoners by offence category and sex?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prisoners by offence category and sex rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. 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 offence category and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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