Italy - Total prison population
| Date | Adults Female held | Adults Female held per 100,000 | Adults Male held | Adults Male held / 100,000 | Juveniles held | Juveniles held per 100,000 | Persons in detention | Rate in detention per 100.000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,541 | 57,625 | 1,402 | 61,568 | 103.5 | |||
| 2022 | 2,365 | 53,831 | 1,259 | 57,455 | 96.4 | |||
| 2021 | 2,237 | 51,897 | 1,215 | 55,349 | 92.7 | |||
| 2020 | 2,255 | 51,109 | 1,241 | 54,605 | 91.1 | |||
| 2019 | 2,663 | 10.1 | 58,106 | 237.5 | 1,463 | 15.1 | 62,232 | 103.5 |
| 2018 | 2,576 | 9.8 | 57,079 | 233.6 | 1,476 | 15.1 | 61,131 | 101.4 |
| 2017 | 2,421 | 9.2 | 55,187 | 226.3 | 1,430 | 14.5 | 59,038 | 97.8 |
| 2016 | 2,285 | 8.7 | 52,368 | 215.3 | 1,325 | 13.3 | 55,978 | 92.6 |
| 2015 | 2,107 | 8.0 | 50,057 | 206.6 | 1,246 | 12.5 | 53,410 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 2,304 | 8.8 | 51,319 | 212.9 | 1,122 | 11.2 | 54,745 | 90.2 |
| 2013 | 2,694 | 10.3 | 59,842 | 249.8 | 1,312 | 13.0 | 63,848 | 105.3 |
| 2012 | 2,804 | 10.8 | 62,897 | 264.4 | 1,401 | 13.9 | 67,102 | 110.9 |
| 2011 | 2,808 | 10.9 | 64,089 | 271.0 | 1,428 | 14.2 | 68,325 | 113.2 |
| 2010 | 2,930 | 11.4 | 65,031 | 276.4 | 1,302 | 12.9 | 69,263 | 115.1 |
| 2009 | 2,751 | 10.7 | 62,040 | 264.7 | 1,207 | 12.0 | 65,998 | 110.2 |
| 2008 | 2,526 | 9.9 | 55,601 | 237.9 | 1,157 | 11.5 | 59,284 | 99.5 |
| 2007 | 2,175 | 8.6 | 46,518 | 199.4 | 1,004 | 10.0 | 49,697 | 84.1 |
| 2006 | 1,670 | 6.6 | 37,335 | 160.5 | 789 | 7.9 | 39,794 | 67.7 |
| 2005 | 2,804 | 11.2 | 892 | 8.9 | 60,415 | 103.2 | ||
| 2004 | 2,589 | 10.4 | 835 | 8.4 | 56,903 | 97.8 | ||
| 2003 | 2,493 | 10.0 | 756 | 7.6 | 54,993 | 95.2 |