Prison population (total)

In 2018, France's prison population (total) increased by 1.6% compared to 2017, reaching 70,059.

France ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.4% (from 67,075 in 2013).

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