Prison population (adults)

In 2021, Romania's prison population (adults) increased by 5.9% compared to 2020, reaching 22,765.

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 15.8% (from 27,048 in 2016).

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