Between 1980 and 2023, the male and female prison populations more than doubled in France. There were more than 83,000 men and around 3,000 women in prison in France on January 1st, 2023, compared to 35,754 and 1,159 in 1980, respectively. During this entire period, the male prison population has been between 21 and 30 times greater than the female prison population.
Number of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2023, by gender
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Ministère de la Justice. (April 3, 2024). Number of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360807/prison-population-gender-france/
Ministère de la Justice. "Number of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2023, by gender." Chart. April 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360807/prison-population-gender-france/
Ministère de la Justice. (2024). Number of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360807/prison-population-gender-france/
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Number of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2023, by gender [Graph], Ministère de la Justice, April 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360807/prison-population-gender-france/