Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 21,821 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
21,821 Number
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
22nd
of 41 countries
All-time high
41,013 Number
in 2011
All-time low
21,821 Number
in 2024
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Bulgaria, 2008–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2008201620242008: 36.1k Number2009: 40.9k Number2010: 39.1k Number2011: 41.0k Number2012: 38.0k Number2013: 34.1k Number2014: 31.8k Number2015: 27.8k Number2016: 28.3k Number2017: 25.8k Number2018: 24.0k Number2019: 23.4k Number2020: 21.9k Number2021: 24.1k Number2022: 24.0k Number2023: 23.0k Number2024: 21.8k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 21,821 Number for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Bulgaria peaked at 41,013 Number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21,821 Number, in 2024.

Bulgaria ranks 22nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Bulgaria, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 36,137 Number
2009 40,872 Number +13.1%
2010 39,070 Number -4.4%
2011 41,013 Number +5.0%
2012 37,996 Number -7.4%
2013 34,113 Number -10.2%
2014 31,849 Number -6.6%
2015 27,787 Number -12.8%
2016 28,301 Number +1.8%
2017 25,800 Number -8.8%
2018 23,973 Number -7.1%
2019 23,389 Number -2.4%
2020 21,889 Number -6.4%
2021 24,121 Number +10.2%
2022 24,047 Number -0.3%
2023 23,037 Number -4.2%
2024 21,821 Number -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38,504 Number 36,137 Number 40,872 Number 2
2010s 31,329 Number 23,389 Number 41,013 Number 10
2020s 22,983 Number 21,821 Number 24,121 Number 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 19 Romania 30,280 Number compare
  2. 20 Serbia 26,210 Number compare
  3. 21 Austria 25,445 Number compare
  4. 23 Slovakia 21,204 Number compare
  5. 23 Slovakia 21,204 Number compare
  6. 25 Kosovo* 18,001 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Bulgaria?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Bulgaria was 21,821 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 41,013 Number in 2011.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 21,821 Number in 2024.
How does Bulgaria rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 686 data points, 2008–2024
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