RO · 2018 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Romania, 2018
Prison population (adults)
20,516
Romania, 2018
▼ 11.0% vs 2017 (23,055)
Analysis
In 2018, Romania's prison population (adults) decreased by 11.0% compared to 2017, reaching 20,516.
Romania ranks 6th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 37.7% (from 32,922 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#6 of 25
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age