Prison population (total)

In 2016, France's prison population (total) increased by 2.6% compared to 2015, reaching 68,432.

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 5.6% (from 64,787 in 2011).

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