Between 1980 and 2022, the male and female prison populations more than doubled in France. There were more than 80,000 men and nearly 3,000 women in prison in France on January 1st 2022, 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 2022, by gender
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Ministère de la Justice. (January 3, 2023). Number of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 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 2022, by gender." Chart. January 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360807/prison-population-gender-france/
Ministère de la Justice. (2023). Number of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360807/prison-population-gender-france/
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Number of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2022, by gender [Graph], Ministère de la Justice, January 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360807/prison-population-gender-france/