BG · 2017 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Bulgaria, 2017
Prison population (total)
6,988
Bulgaria, 2017
▼ 4.9% vs 2016 (7,345)
Analysis
In 2017, Bulgaria's prison population (total) decreased by 4.9% compared to 2016, reaching 6,988.
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 26.4% (from 9,493 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#15 of 26
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age