Male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 0.564% to 63,851 persons in France in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in France reached an all time high of 64,213 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 56,250 persons in 2006. When compared to France's main peers, male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Belgium amounted to 10,345 persons, 59,411 persons in Germany, 50,057 persons in Italy and 55,103 persons in Spain in 2015.
France has been ranked 13th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of male adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 13 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Male Adults Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,453 | 7,599 | 7,734 | 8,113 | 8,221 | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 58,288 | 57,929 | 61,908 | 63,668 | 64,213 | |||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 68,438 | 66,982 | 65,616 | 64,590 | 62,424 | |||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62,040 | 65,031 | 64,089 | 62,897 | 59,842 | |||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 659 | 651 | 594 | 634 | 621 | |||||
| Morocco | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55,114 | 62,086 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12,794 | 12,841 | 12,631 | 12,216 | 11,575 | ||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77,745 | 75,007 | 76,011 | 78,668 | 74,005 | |||||||
| Portugal | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,486 | 10,986 | 11,970 | 12,856 | 13,143 | |||||||
| Slovenia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,297 | 1,291 | 1,207 | 1,306 | 1,285 | |||
| Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70,003 | 65,951 | 63,108 | 60,827 | 59,513 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,206 | 5,405 | 5,298 | 5,743 | 6,275 |
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