Statizoid

Ireland vs Italy: Prison population rate

Ireland
101 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Italy
108 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Ireland rank
143rd
Italy rank
141st

Prison population rate over time

  • Ireland
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 108 prisoners per 100,000 people against 101 prisoners per 100,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 7 prisoners per 100,000 people.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Ireland ranks 143rd and Italy ranks 141st of 202 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Prison population rate
Unit
prisoners per 100,000 people
Source
Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 2,155 data points, 1993–2026
Last refreshed

Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.