BG · 2017 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Bulgaria, 2017
Prison population (adults)
6,958
Bulgaria, 2017
▼ 4.9% vs 2016 (7,318)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's prison population (adults) decreased by 4.9% compared to 2016, reaching 6,958.
Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 26.1% (from 9,418 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#14 of 24
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
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Eurostat · crim_pris_age