# Prison population rate in Romania

Prison population rate in Romania was 129.1 per 100,000 people in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `prison_population_rate`
- Place id: `ro`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Persons held in prison per 100,000 inhabitants, including pre-trial detainees, counted on one reference day of the year (Eurostat crime and criminal justice statistics).
- Note: Countries count on different reference days, mostly 1 September or 31 December.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_pris_cap) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_pris_cap/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: Eurostat. Prison capacity and number of persons held, actual number held per 100,000 inhabitants (crim_pris_cap). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/crim_pris_cap/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/prison-population-rate/romania
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=prison_population_rate&place=ro

| Period | per 100,000 people |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 129.1 |
| 2023 | 124.1 |
| 2022 | 121.2 |
| 2021 | 119.7 |
| 2020 | 112.5 |
| 2019 | 106 |
| 2018 | 106.5 |
| 2017 | 119.4 |
| 2016 | 138.9 |
| 2015 | 142.6 |
| 2014 | 151.2 |
| 2013 | 167 |
| 2012 | 158.3 |
| 2011 | 143.3 |
| 2010 | 131.6 |
| 2009 | 130.7 |
| 2008 | 127 |