Prison population (adults)

In 2023, Bulgaria's prison population (adults) decreased by 0.9% compared to 2022, reaching 5,518.

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 16.7% (from 6,624 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.