FR · 2020 · crim_pris_age
Prison population (adults)
France, 2020
Prison population (adults)
61,783
France, 2020
▼ 11.6% vs 2019 (69,914)
Analysis
In 2020, France's prison population (adults) decreased by 11.6% compared to 2019, reaching 61,783.
France ranks 2nd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.3% (from 65,970 in 2015).
Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#2 of 26
France timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024
Source:
Eurostat · crim_pris_age