RO · 2017 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Romania, 2017
Prison population (total)
23,450
Romania, 2017
▼ 14.6% vs 2016 (27,455)
Analysis
In 2017, Romania's prison population (total) decreased by 14.6% compared to 2016, reaching 23,450.
Romania ranks 6th 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 26.3% (from 31,817 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 26
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age