Pre-trial/remand prison population: trend

The table below gives an indication of the recent trend in the pre-trial/remand prison population. The final row shows the latest figures available.

It consists of the number of pre-trial/remand prisoners in the prison population on a single date in the year (or the annual average) and the percentage of the total prison population that pre-trial/remand prisoners constituted on that day.

The final column shows the pre-trial/remand population rate per 100,000 of the national population.

FRANCE

(including French overseas departments and territories)

Year Number in

pre-trial/remand

imprisonment Percentage

of total

prison population Pre-trial/remand

population rate

(per 100,000 of

national population) 2000

2005

2010

2015 16,562

20,228

15,226

17,602 33.9%

35.7%

25.0%

22.4% 27

32

23

26 2020 19,951 34.0% 29

Note: The percentages in the table above do not include ecrouees non detenues – those not located in a penal institution (e.g. because they are serving their sentences under electronic surveillance).

It should be noted that the number of pre-trial/remand prisoners fluctuates from day to day, month to month and year to year. Consequently the above figures give an indication of the trend but the picture is inevitably incomplete.

The pre-trial/remand population rate is calculated on the basis of the national population total. All national population figures are inevitably estimates but the estimates used in the World Prison Brief are based on official national figures, United Nations figures or figures from other recognised international authorities.