BG · 2018 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Bulgaria, 2018
Prison population (total)
6,651
Bulgaria, 2018
▼ 4.8% vs 2017 (6,988)
Analysis
In 2018, Bulgaria's prison population (total) decreased by 4.8% compared to 2017, reaching 6,651.
Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 24.7% (from 8,834 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#15 of 27
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age