These line graphs illustrate the prison population in a European country between 1911 and 2001. The graphs go rapidly up and down year by year.
Overall, it is evident that the number of male prisoners increased significantly over the period, while the female prison population showed an overall decline in the first half of the century before gradually rising again towards the end.
In detail, the male prison population fluctuated slightly between 1911 and 1971, remaining around 15,000 to 20,000. However, after 1981, there was an increase, rising sharply to approximately 45,000 by 2001, which represents the highest figure shown on the graph.
On the other hand, unlike the male population, the female population had a significant decrease between 1911 and 1941, dropping to 500 from around 3,000. After 1941, there was not a substantial expansion, reaching approximately 1,500 by the end of the period. Despite this recovery, it remained substantially lower than the male figure throughout the timeframe.
