BG · 2022 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Bulgaria, 2022
Prison population (adults)
5,567
Bulgaria, 2022
▼ 5.0% vs 2021 (5,858)
Analysis
In 2022, Bulgaria's prison population (adults) decreased by 5.0% compared to 2021, reaching 5,567.
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 20.0% (from 6,958 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#15 of 26
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age