RO · 2017 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Romania, 2017
Prison population (adults)
23,055
Romania, 2017
▼ 14.8% vs 2016 (27,048)
Analysis
In 2017, Romania's prison population (adults) decreased by 14.8% compared to 2016, reaching 23,055.
Romania ranks 5th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 26.5% (from 31,373 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#5 of 24
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age