RO · 2018 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Romania, 2018
Prison population (total)
20,792
Romania, 2018
▼ 11.3% vs 2017 (23,450)
Analysis
In 2018, Romania's prison population (total) decreased by 11.3% compared to 2017, reaching 20,792.
Romania ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 37.8% (from 33,434 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#7 of 27
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age