Prison population (juveniles)

In 2023, Bulgaria's prison population (juveniles) decreased by 20.0% compared to 2022, reaching 8.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd 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 70.4% (from 27 in 2018).

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