The incarceration rate of Portugal in 2022 was 114 per 100,000 people, one of the country's lowest incarceration rates since 2010, the lowest having been in 2021. Portugal's incarceration rate increased every year between 2008 and 2012, from 102.4 to 136.2, before stabilizing in the years after 2012.
Incarceration rate in Portugal from 2008 to 2023
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EDQM. (June 5, 2024). Incarceration rate in Portugal from 2008 to 2023 (per 100,000 inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023249/incarceration-rate-in-portugal/
EDQM. "Incarceration rate in Portugal from 2008 to 2023 (per 100,000 inhabitants)." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023249/incarceration-rate-in-portugal/
EDQM. (2024). Incarceration rate in Portugal from 2008 to 2023 (per 100,000 inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023249/incarceration-rate-in-portugal/
EDQM. "Incarceration Rate in Portugal from 2008 to 2023 (per 100,000 Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1023249/incarceration-rate-in-portugal/
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