BG · 2013 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Bulgaria, 2013
Prison population (adults)
8,756
Bulgaria, 2013
▼ 7.0% vs 2012 (9,418)
Analysis
In 2013, Bulgaria's prison population (adults) decreased by 7.0% compared to 2012, reaching 8,756.
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 6.2% (from 9,333 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2013
#16 of 27
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
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Eurostat · crim_pris_age