Prison population (juveniles)

In 2024, Bulgaria's prison population (juveniles) increased by 125.0% compared to 2023, reaching 18.

Bulgaria ranks 19th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 10.0% (from 20 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.