RO · 2022 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
Romania, 2022
Prison population (adults)
22,833
Romania, 2022
▲ 0.3% vs 2021 (22,765)
Analysis
In 2022, Romania's prison population (adults) increased by 0.3% compared to 2021, reaching 22,833.
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 1.0% (from 23,055 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#5 of 26
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age