Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — Romania

Prison population per 100,000 in Romania in 2025 — 129 per 100k. Ranked 36 in the world out of 54. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 40%.

2025 129 per 100k +5.74% vs 2022
World rank 36of 54
Period maximum 222 per 100k2002
Period minimum 107 per 100k2018

Trend over time

2000–2025 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — Romania, 2000–20251001502002502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 215 per 100k2002: 222 per 100k2004: 183 per 100k2006: 161 per 100k2008: 128 per 100k2010: 140 per 100k2012: 159 per 100k2014: 152 per 100k2016: 140 per 100k2018: 107 per 100k2020: 113 per 100k2022: 122 per 100k2025: 129 per 100k
Change over the period: −86 (−40%) Average annual rate: -2.02 %
Prison population per 100,000 — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2025 129
2022 122
2020 113
2018 107
2016 140
2014 152
2012 159
2010 140
2008 128
2006 161
2004 183
2002 222
2000 215

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The number of persons held in correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities per 100,000 people. The indicator covers both the convicted and those under investigation — in a number of countries the second group makes up more than half. UNODC data, collected from national prison services.

Important: The indicator does not measure the level of crime. A high value is just as likely to reflect harsh judicial practice as an actual crime problem.

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