BG · 2022 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Bulgaria, 2022
Prison population (total)
5,577
Bulgaria, 2022
▼ 5.0% vs 2021 (5,873)
Analysis
In 2022, Bulgaria's prison population (total) decreased by 5.0% compared to 2021, reaching 5,577.
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 20.2% (from 6,988 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#16 of 27
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age