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Justice

All indicators in this category, across the 4 countries we cover.

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Prison population

United States
Justice

United States — Prison population

Total number of inmates; compare with capacity to assess overcrowding.
1.3M​
2023
Source: U.S. Department of Justice — Office of Justice Programs· Data 2023
Upd. 11/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Prisoners (per 100k)

Germany
Justice

Germany — Prisoners (per 100k)

Persons actually held in prison per 100k inhabitants.
70.45per 100k
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Prisoners (per 100k)

Persons actually held in prison per 100k inhabitants.
111per 100k
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Prisoners (total count)

Germany
Justice

Germany — Prisoners (total count)

Persons actually held in prison — total stock.
58.8K​
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Prisoners (total count)

Persons actually held in prison — total stock.
75.9K​
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Professional judges

Germany
Justice

Germany — Professional judges

Total professional judges in service — judicial workforce.
22K​
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Professional judges

Total professional judges in service — judicial workforce.
7.9K​
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Judges per 100k

Germany
Justice

Germany — Judges per 100k

Professional judges per 100k inhabitants — comparable judicial intensity.
26.3per 100k
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Judges per 100k

Professional judges per 100k inhabitants — comparable judicial intensity.
11.52per 100k
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Female professional judges

Germany
Justice

Germany — Female professional judges

Female professional judges — gender breakdown of the judicial workforce.
11.1K​
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Female professional judges

Female professional judges — gender breakdown of the judicial workforce.
5.5K​
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Male professional judges

Germany
Justice

Germany — Male professional judges

Male professional judges — pairs with the female series.
10.8K​
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Male professional judges

Male professional judges — pairs with the female series.
2.4K​
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Police officers

Germany
Justice

Germany — Police officers

Total police officers (ISCO OC5412).
267.4K​
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Police officers

Total police officers (ISCO OC5412).
243.8K​
2021
Source: BIS· Data 2021
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Canada
Justice

Canada — Police officers

Total police officers (ISCO OC5412).
75.1K​
2025
Source: Statistics Canada· Data 2025
Upd. 08/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Female police officers

Germany
Justice

Germany — Female police officers

Female police officers in service.
78.3K​
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Female police officers

Female police officers in service.
46.3K​
2021
Source: BIS· Data 2021
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Canada
Justice

Canada — Female police officers

Female police officers in service.
17.3K​
2025
Source: Statistics Canada· Data 2025
Upd. 08/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Male police officers

Germany
Justice

Germany — Male police officers

Male police officers in service.
189.1K​
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Male police officers

Male police officers in service.
172.2K​
2021
Source: BIS· Data 2021
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Canada
Justice

Canada — Male police officers

Male police officers in service.
57.9K​
2025
Source: Statistics Canada· Data 2025
Upd. 08/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Adult prison personnel

Germany
Justice

Germany — Adult prison personnel

Personnel working in adult prison institutions.
37.6K​
2022
Source: Eurostat· Data 2022
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Adult prison personnel

Personnel working in adult prison institutions.
41.6K​
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Adult prison personnel per 100k

Germany
Justice

Germany — Adult prison personnel per 100k

Adult prison personnel per 100k inhabitants — staffing density.
45.12per 100k
2022
Source: Eurostat· Data 2022
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Adult prison personnel per 100k

Adult prison personnel per 100k inhabitants — staffing density.
60.88per 100k
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Juvenile prison personnel

France
Justice

France — Juvenile prison personnel

Personnel working in juvenile prison institutions.
455​
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Female prison personnel

Germany
Justice

Germany — Female prison personnel

Female personnel in adult prisons — gender breakdown.
11.3K​
2022
Source: Eurostat· Data 2022
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Female prison personnel

Female personnel in adult prisons — gender breakdown.
16.5K​
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Official prison capacity per 100k

Germany
Justice

Germany — Official prison capacity per 100k

Official prison capacity per 100k inhabitants — comparable system size.
86.39per 100k
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Official prison capacity per 100k

Official prison capacity per 100k inhabitants — comparable system size.
90.47per 100k
2023
Source: BIS· Data 2023
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Female police officers per 100k

Germany
Justice

Germany — Female police officers per 100k

Female police officers per 100k inhabitants — gender intensity in policing.
185per 100k
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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France
Justice

France — Female police officers per 100k

Female police officers per 100k inhabitants — gender intensity in policing.
132per 100k
2021
Source: BIS· Data 2021
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Briefing notes for this category

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  • Germany
  • France
  • Canada