The line graph compares the male and female prison populations in a country of Europe from 1911 to 2001.
Overall, it is evident that the male prison population shows a sharp increase throughout the period, while the female prison population declined significantly.
For men, there was a fluctuation over the period, starting from around 19,000 people, which decreased slightly over the next decade, reaching exactly 10,000. After that, it started to rise gradually from 1931 to 1971 and reached 20,000. It increased to nearly 49,000 by 2001, showing a dramatic growth, which is the highest point.
In terms of women, there was an overall decline over the year, shown sharly drop from around 3,200 to approximately 500 between 1911 to 2001. The next two decades, it climbed to nearly 13,00 and again dropped. Finally, it stopped just over 15,00 by 2001, which indicates a significant decrease in the population of women in prison.
