Prison population (total)

In 2014, France's prison population (total) decreased by 1.2% compared to 2013, reaching 66,270.

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 grown by 8.7% (from 60,978 in 2009).

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