RO · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Romania, 2020
Prison population (total)
21,753
Romania, 2020
▲ 5.7% vs 2019 (20,578)
Analysis
In 2020, Romania's prison population (total) increased by 5.7% compared to 2019, reaching 21,753.
Romania ranks 6th out of 27 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 28,334 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#6 of 27
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age