RO · 2022 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (total)
Romania, 2022
Prison population (total)
23,082
Romania, 2022
▲ 0.4% vs 2021 (22,989)
Analysis
In 2022, Romania's prison population (total) increased by 0.4% compared to 2021, reaching 23,082.
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 1.6% (from 23,450 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#6 of 27
Romania timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age