Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in France

France: Prisoners by legal status of the trial process was 20,779 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20,779
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
20,779
in 2024
All-time low
15,395
in 2009
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in France, 2008–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201620242008: 15.9k2009: 15.4k2010: 15.7k2011: 16.3k2012: 16.5k2013: 16.6k2014: 16.5k2015: 18.2k2016: 19.5k2017: 19.8k2018: 20.3k2019: 18.3k2020: 18.0k2021: 18.7k2022: 19.0k2023: 19.9k2024: 20.8k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

France recorded 20,779 for prisoners by legal status of the trial process in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prisoners by legal status of the trial process in France peaked at 20,779 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,395, in 2009.

France ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15,664 15,395 15,933 2
2010s 17,775 15,702 20,343 10
2020s 19,267 17,999 20,779 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 2 Germany 15,869 compare
  2. 3 Italy 10,767 compare
  3. 4 Spain 10,472 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prisoners by legal status of the trial process in France?
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process in France was 20,779 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 20,779 in 2024.
What is the lowest prisoners by legal status of the trial process recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 15,395 in 2009.
How does France rank for prisoners by legal status of the trial process?
France ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is prisoners by legal status of the trial process rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Prisoners by legal status of the trial process. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prisoners by legal status of the trial process
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 642 data points, 2008–2024
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