Prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta
Malta: Prisoners by offence category and sex was 52 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prisoners by offence category and sex in Malta is 52, 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2012.
That places Malta 39th out of 41 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 | — |
| 2011 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 32 | +300.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 37 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 46 | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 51 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 27 | -47.1% |
| 2020 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 48 | +65.5% |
| 2022 | 51 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 52 | -3.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 52 is below the median for high income countries, which is 746, 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 | 32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.8 | 8 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8 | 29 | 54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 37 Norway 140 compare
- 38 Cyprus 61 compare
- 39 Luxembourg 52 compare
- 41 Montenegro 24 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 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2023.
- What is the lowest prisoners by offence category and sex recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for prisoners by offence category and sex?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 41 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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