RO · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Romania, 2020
Prison population (adults)
21,504
Romania, 2020
▲ 6.1% vs 2019 (20,277)
Analysis
In 2020, Romania's prison population (adults) increased by 6.1% compared to 2019, reaching 21,504.
Romania ranks 5th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 23.2% (from 28,018 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#5 of 26
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age