Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — all countries

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Bulgaria

Capacity of prisons and detention facilities in Bulgaria in 2024 — 69 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 64. Since 2024, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2024 69 people
World rank 53of 64
Period maximum 69 people2024
Period minimum 69 people2024

Trend over time

2024–2024 · people

Change over the period: +0 (+0%)
Capacity of prisons and detention facilities — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 69

Eastern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HU Hungary 104 BG Bulgaria 69

About the indicator

The official design capacity of correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities — how many people they are intended for under the country's own norms. UNODC data, collected from national prison services together with the data on the number of prisoners. The indicator exists for the sake of one comparison: the ratio of the actual prison population to capacity is the prison occupancy rate, by which the state of a penitentiary system is judged — and by which countries range from half full to three times over capacity.

Important: Capacity cannot be compared directly across countries: their norms of floor space per person differ. The indicator is meaningful next to the number of prisoners.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.