RO · 2019 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Romania, 2019
Prison population (adults)
20,277
Romania, 2019
▼ 1.2% vs 2018 (20,516)
Analysis
In 2019, Romania's prison population (adults) decreased by 1.2% compared to 2018, reaching 20,277.
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 32.0% (from 29,840 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#6 of 25
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age