Bulgaria - Total prison population
| Date | Adults Female held | Adults Female held per 100,000 | Adults Male held | Adults Male held / 100,000 | Juveniles held | Juveniles held per 100,000 | Persons in detention | Rate in detention per 100.000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 227 | 5,291 | 8 | 5,526 | 81.3 | |||
| 2022 | 207 | 5,360 | 10 | 5,577 | 81.7 | |||
| 2021 | 209 | 5,649 | 15 | 5,873 | 85.4 | |||
| 2020 | 192 | 6,029 | 30 | 6,251 | 90.2 | |||
| 2019 | 216 | 7.2 | 6,212 | 223.9 | 20 | 1.6 | 6,448 | 92.4 |
| 2018 | 213 | 7.0 | 6,411 | 228.8 | 27 | 2.2 | 6,651 | 94.7 |
| 2017 | 218 | 7.1 | 6,740 | 238.0 | 30 | 2.5 | 6,988 | 98.8 |
| 2016 | 228 | 7.4 | 7,090 | 248.0 | 27 | 2.2 | 7,345 | 103.1 |
| 2015 | 245 | 7.9 | 7,117 | 246.9 | 46 | 3.8 | 7,408 | 103.2 |
| 2014 | 258 | 8.2 | 7,549 | 259.6 | 63 | 5.2 | 7,870 | 109.0 |
| 2013 | 263 | 8.3 | 8,493 | 290.0 | 78 | 6.5 | 8,834 | 121.6 |
| 2012 | 307 | 9.7 | 9,111 | 309.1 | 75 | 6.2 | 9,493 | 129.7 |
| 2011 | 289 | 9.1 | 9,507 | 320.6 | 89 | 7.3 | 9,885 | 133.9 |
| 2010 | 291 | 9.1 | 9,015 | 302.1 | 73 | 5.9 | 9,379 | 126.1 |
| 2009 | 240 | 7.4 | 8,708 | 290.3 | 58 | 4.7 | 9,006 | 120.3 |
| 2008 | 290 | 8.9 | 9,043 | 300.1 | 75 | 5.9 | 9,408 | 124.8 |
| 2007 | 333 | 10.2 | 9,844 | 325.3 | 94 | 7.3 | 10,271 | 135.4 |
| 2006 | 371 | 11.3 | 10,583 | 348.4 | 104 | 7.9 | 11,058 | 144.7 |
| 2005 | 387 | 11.8 | 10,918 | 358.1 | 131 | 9.7 | 11,436 | 148.6 |
| 2004 | 349 | 10.6 | 10,370 | 339.4 | 152 | 10.9 | 10,871 | 140.3 |
| 2003 | 294 | 8.9 | 138 | 9.6 | 10,066 | 129.0 |