Prison population (total)

In 2021, Bulgaria's prison population (total) decreased by 6.0% compared to 2020, reaching 5,873.

Bulgaria ranks 16th 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 20.0% (from 7,345 in 2016).

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