Prison population rate in Cyprus
Cyprus: Prison population rate was 114 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Prison population rate in Cyprus, 2000–2025
Source: Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in prisoners per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, prison population rate in Cyprus stood at 114 prisoners per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.0% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prison population rate in Cyprus peaked at 114 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45 prisoners per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Cyprus 136th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.6 prisoners per 100,000 people | 45 prisoners per 100,000 people | 105 prisoners per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.2 prisoners per 100,000 people | 72 prisoners per 100,000 people | 108 prisoners per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 91.33 prisoners per 100,000 people | 73 prisoners per 100,000 people | 114 prisoners per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 133 Ukraine 116 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 134 Croatia 115 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 134 South Korea 115 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Belgium 113 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Kiribati 113 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 112 prisoners per 100,000 people compare
More population data for Cyprus
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 51,005 people (2100)
- Population density 138.03 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.38 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 45,750 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.38 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.38 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.39 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prison population rate in Cyprus?
- Prison population rate in Cyprus was 114 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prison population rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 114 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest prison population rate recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 prisoners per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for prison population rate?
- Cyprus ranks 136th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prison population rate rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Prison population rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.