[crim_​pris_​cap] Prison capacity and number of persons held

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This dataset has 162 series:

[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.AL] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Albania
from
2008=4,916
to
2023=5,017
min:
4,614
max:
6,031
avg:
5,118.625
σ:
466.615
[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.AT] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Austria
from
2008=8,248
to
2023=9,089
min:
8,248
max:
9,163
avg:
8,750.125
σ:
245.898
[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.BA] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Bosnia and Herzegovina
from
2010=2,743
to
2023=3,498
min:
2,730
max:
4,482
avg:
3,403.692
σ:
686.192
[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.BE] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Belgium
from
2008=9,811
to
2023=11,983
min:
9,811
max:
11,983
avg:
10,798.786
σ:
588.199
[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.BG] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Bulgaria
from
2008=9,408
to
2023=5,526
min:
5,526
max:
9,885
avg:
7,621.375
σ:
1,472.753
[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.CH] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Switzerland
from
2008=5,303
to
2023=6,629
min:
5,303
max:
6,652
avg:
6,218
σ:
417.956
[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.CY] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Cyprus
from
2008=652
to
2023=959
min:
532
max:
959
avg:
666.688
σ:
130.027
[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.CZ] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Czechia
from
2008=20,502
to
2023=19,569
min:
16,645
max:
23,170
avg:
20,634.875
σ:
1,754.579
[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.DE] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Germany
from
2008=73,793
to
2023=59,165
min:
57,465
max:
73,793
avg:
65,015
σ:
4,920.655
[A.PRIS_​ACT_​CAP.NR.DK] Annual – Actual number of persons held in prison – Number – Denmark
from
2008=3,451
to
2023=4,154
min:
3,203
max:
4,222
avg:
3,806.25
σ:
316.605