Prison Population

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the prison population per 100,000 inhabitants on 1 February 1987 and for each year

Prison population per 100,000 inhabitants in member states of the Council of Europe on 1 February, 1983–87
Member state	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	Ranking on 1 February 1987	Percentage increase February 1983 to February 1987
Austria	114	114	112	109	103	1	-10
Belgium	²	72	67	64	69	8=	²
Cyprus	30	39	33	32	38	16	28
Denmark	63	70	68	69	69	8=	10
France	68	74	80	81	89	5	31
West Germany	103	104	100	92	84	7	-18
Greece	35	40	37	37	40	15	15
Ireland	37	48	47	52	54	13	46
Iceland	35	32	34	36	37	17=	5
Italy	65	76	78	77	57	11=	-11
Luxembourg	72	78	69	92	99	3	37
Malta	29	30	28	27	28	19	-5
Netherlands	28	31	34	35	37	17=	29
Norway	52	48	51	51	50	14	-3
Portugal	53	69	87	96	85	6	60
Spain	60	38	51	61	67	10	11
Sweden	65	57	58	56	57	11=	-12
Switzerland	58	62	68	²	²	³	²
Turkey	²	171	147	130	100	2	²
United Kingdom	¹91	¹88	90	94	96	4	¹6
England and Wales	87	86	88	92	94	³	8
Scotland	101	90	97	109	109	³	9
Northern Ireland	¹162	¹156	135	125	121	³	¹-25

Source: Council of Europe, Prison Information Bulletin, number 9 and earlier issues.

¹ Based on additional figures provided by the Northern Ireland Office.

² Not available.

³ Not shown.

Volume 132: debated on Friday 29 April 1988