Prison population (juveniles)

In 2021, France's prison population (juveniles) decreased by 18.6% compared to 2020, reaching 619.

France ranks 4th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 18.3% (from 758 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_pris_age, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.