BG · 2023 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Bulgaria, 2023
Prison population (total)
5,526
Bulgaria, 2023
▼ 0.9% vs 2022 (5,577)
Analysis
In 2023, Bulgaria's prison population (total) decreased by 0.9% compared to 2022, reaching 5,526.
Bulgaria ranks 16th 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 16.9% (from 6,651 in 2018).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#16 of 27
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age