BG · 2015 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Bulgaria, 2015
Prison population (total)
7,408
Bulgaria, 2015
▼ 5.9% vs 2014 (7,870)
Analysis
In 2015, Bulgaria's prison population (total) decreased by 5.9% compared to 2014, reaching 7,408.
Bulgaria ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 21.0% (from 9,379 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#15 of 27
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age