Prison population in EU countries, per 100,000 population and per 1,000 recorded crimes, 2000
Country	Prison Population		Prisoners per 100,000 pop		Estimated country population (millions)		Recorded crimes		Prisoners per 1,000 recorded crimes		Crimes per 100,000 pop
EU Average			87						17.7		6,625
England and Wales	65,666		124		52,939,000		5,170,843		12.7		9,762
Northern Ireland	1,011		60		1,697,800		119,912		8.4		7,095
Scotland	5,868		115		5,114,600		423,172		13.9		8,297
Austria	6,861		84		8,127,024		560,306		12.2		6,909
Belgium	8,524		83		10,239,085		848,648		10.0		8,279
Denmark	3,240		61		5,330,020		504,231		6.4		9,443
Finland	2,887		56		5,181,115		385,797		7.5		7,448
France	48,835		80		58,746,500		3,771,849		12.9		6,405
Germany	79,507		97		82,142,684		6,264,723		12.7		7,620
Greece	8,038		76		10,521,669		369,137		21.8		3,502
Ireland (Eire)	2,887		76		3,790,000		73,276		39.4		1,933
Italy	54,579		94		57,679,895		2,205,782		24.7		3,819
Luxembourg	400		92		435,700		22,816		17.5		5,185
Netherlands	13,847		87		15,940,815		1,173,688		11.8		7,368
Portugal	12,728		124		9,997,590		363,294		35.0		3,558
Spain	45,309		114		39,852,651		923,269		49.1		2,339
Sweden	5,678		64		8,882,800		1,214,968		4.7		13,678
Sources:	Home Office Statistical Bulletin 5/02, July 2002
	OECD Health Data
	EU averages unweighted