Prison population (total)

In 2021, France's prison population (total) increased by 11.0% compared to 2020, reaching 69,448.

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 1.5% (from 68,432 in 2016).

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