Between 1980 and 2022, the male and female prison populations more than doubled in France. However, during this period, the proportion of male prisoners remained roughly the same, ranging from 95.55 to 96.86 percent.
In 2022, there were more than 80,000 men and nearly 3,000 women in prison in France.
Distribution of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2022, by gender
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Ministère de la Justice. (January 3, 2023). Distribution of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360819/distribution-prison-population-gender-france/
Ministère de la Justice. "Distribution of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2022, by gender." Chart. January 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360819/distribution-prison-population-gender-france/
Ministère de la Justice. (2023). Distribution of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360819/distribution-prison-population-gender-france/
Ministère de la Justice. "Distribution of People Imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360819/distribution-prison-population-gender-france/
Ministère de la Justice, Distribution of people imprisoned in France between 1980 and 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360819/distribution-prison-population-gender-france/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Distribution 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/1360819/distribution-prison-population-gender-france/
