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Statistics on the Convicted Population: Adults / Minors. Year 2025 14 July 2026

The adult population convicted with a final sentence recorded for all types of offences committed in 2025 or previous years fell by 0.2% in 2025. The number of minors convicted decreased by 1.8%. The most frequent adult offences were related to road safety (22.4% of the total), injuries (17.3%), and theft (16.4%).

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Convicted Adult Population by final judgement - Year 2025
Indicator Note Value Annual change
Total Adult Convicted Population 306,237 -0.2
Men 244,992 0.0
Women 61,245 -0.8
Total Adult Convicted Population for sexual offences 4,531 15.1
  • Refers to persons aged 18 years and older
    In July 2015, a reform of the Criminal Code came into force, abolishing misdemeanours and turning them into minor offences, so the increase in the number of convicted persons is partly due to the inclusion of these new offences. This fact must be taken into account when interpreting temporal variations in the data.
    Note on the comparability of year-on-year results
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Year 2025 Published: 14/07/2026
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The Statistics on the Adult Convicted Population is compiled by the INE according to information available in the Central Register of Convicted Persons, which belong to the Ministry of Justice. Its statistical exploitation is a consequence of collaboration agreement signed in 2007 between both institutions, updated and renewed on 21 November 2017.

The fundamental purpose of this statistic is to analyse the sociodemographic characteristics of adults convicted by final sentence throughout the reference period. It also provides information on the crimes committed by convicted individuals as well as the sentences imposed. Since 2017, more detailed information on sexual offences has also been provided.