Prison population (juveniles)

In 2021, Bulgaria's prison population (juveniles) decreased by 50.0% compared to 2020, reaching 15.

Bulgaria ranks 20th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 44.4% (from 27 in 2016).

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