Prison population (adults)

In 2023, Romania's prison population (adults) increased by 2.6% compared to 2022, reaching 23,431.

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 grown by 14.2% (from 20,516 in 2018).

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