BG · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Bulgaria, 2020
Prison population (adults)
6,221
Bulgaria, 2020
▼ 3.2% vs 2019 (6,428)
Analysis
In 2020, Bulgaria's prison population (adults) decreased by 3.2% compared to 2019, reaching 6,221.
Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 15.5% (from 7,362 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#15 of 26
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age