The line graph provides information about the number of prisoners in a European nation from 1911 to 2001. Overall, while male prison population experienced an upward trend, the figure for women prisoners witnessed a downward trend, with a mild fluctuation. Additionally, the number of men prisoners was the largest figure across the period.
Focusing on the largest figure first, the number of male prisoners started at roughly 19,000, a figure that then remained unchanged between 1911 and 1921, and then decreased moderately to 10,000 in 1931. After recovering to 20,000 in the span of 30 years, there was a slight decline in the figure for male prisoner to around 19,000 over a decade. A sharp increase was observed in the number of men prisoners, reaching approximately 39,000 in 1981, and this was followed by a moderate rise to about 46,000 over the last 20-year period, making it the largest figure in each period.
In contrast, there was a sharp drop in the number of female prisoners from about 3.300 to roughly 600 over the first 30-year period, and this was followed by a moderate increase to approximately 1,300 in the span of 20 years. The female prison population underwent a slight fall to 1,400 in 1971, after which it recovered to 1,000 between 1961 and 1971. A modest rise was observed in the figure for female prisoners to around 1,600 over the last three decades, making it the smallest figure across the period.