Prison population (total)

In 2023, Bulgaria's prison population (total) decreased by 0.9% compared to 2022, reaching 5,526.

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 16.9% (from 6,651 in 2018).

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