BG · 2016 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Bulgaria, 2016
Prison population (total)
7,345
Bulgaria, 2016
▼ 0.9% vs 2015 (7,408)
Analysis
In 2016, Bulgaria's prison population (total) decreased by 0.9% compared to 2015, reaching 7,345.
Bulgaria ranks 14th 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 25.7% (from 9,885 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#14 of 26
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age