BG · 2014 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Bulgaria, 2014
Prison population (total)
7,870
Bulgaria, 2014
▼ 10.9% vs 2013 (8,834)
Analysis
In 2014, Bulgaria's prison population (total) decreased by 10.9% compared to 2013, reaching 7,870.
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 12.6% (from 9,006 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#15 of 26
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age