Prison population per 100,000 — all countries

Prison population per 100,000 — France

Prison population per 100,000 in France in 2025 — 126 per 100k. Ranked 37 in the world out of 54. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 53.7%.

2025 126 per 100k +6.78% vs 2022
World rank 37of 54
Period maximum 126 per 100k2025
Period minimum 76 per 100k2002

Trend over time

2000–2025 · per 100,000 people

Prison population per 100,000 — France, 2000–202560801001201402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 82 per 100k2002: 76 per 100k2004: 91 per 100k2006: 91 per 100k2008: 96 per 100k2011: 99 per 100k2014: 114 per 100k2016: 110 per 100k2018: 114 per 100k2020: 119 per 100k2022: 118 per 100k2025: 126 per 100k
Change over the period: +44 (+53.66%) Average annual rate: 1.73 %
Prison population per 100,000 — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2025 126
2022 118
2020 119
2018 114
2016 110
2014 114
2011 99
2008 96
2006 91
2004 91
2002 76
2000 82

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of persons held in correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities per 100,000 people. The indicator covers both the convicted and those under investigation — in a number of countries the second group makes up more than half. UNODC data, collected from national prison services.

Important: The indicator does not measure the level of crime. A high value is just as likely to reflect harsh judicial practice as an actual crime problem.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.