Table TDI-4. Demographic characteristics of clients entering treatment, 2007 or most recent year available [see all tables in this series...]

Part (iii) New clients by country and age (%)

Country		Year	Mean age	%	%	Age	Age
				Age <25	Age 35+	known (n)	unknown
Belgium	(1)	2005	28	46	18	639	54
Bulgaria		2007	25	50	3	366	0
Czech Republic		2007	24	63	7	4292	54
Denmark		2007	28	48	22	1515	0
Germany		2007	26	54	15	19437	56
Estonia		:	:	:	:	:	:
Ireland		2007	26	52	13	2470	5
Greece		2007	29	32	19	2246	0
Spain	(2)	2006	30	31	28	22272	61
France		2007	26	53	14	9682	20
Italy		2007	32	28	33	35586	0
Cyprus		2007	29	36	21	371	0
Latvia		2007	25	53	11	1361	0
Lithuania		2007	27	52	12	318	0
Luxembourg	(3)	2007	:	:	:	0	34
Hungary		2007	25	59	6	2733	0
Malta	(4)	2006	26	57	13	364	53
Netherlands		2007	30	38	28	6078	0
Austria		2007	25	62	11	1926	0
Poland		2006	28	53	21	6470	10
Portugal		2007	32	19	41	5105	19
Romania		2007	29	42	15	1116	10
Slovenia		2007	27	46	8	276	0
Slovakia		2007	25	61	8	890	0
Finland		2007	26	58	12	398	9
Sweden	(5)	2007	32	39	35	1307	39
Uk	(6)	2007	29	38	27	47163	2
Croatia		2007	27	51	13	1779	0
Turkey		2007	28	42	20	1394	0
Norway		:	:	:	:	:	:
Total			29	39	25	177554	426

Notes:

 : indicates data not available 

 Percentages are of clients whose age is known (n) 

 (1) Last data available refer to 2005. 

 (2) Last data available refer to 2006               

 (3) Data on first treatments (breakdown by age) were not reported for 2007 as the figures were too small.               

 (4) Last data available refer to 2006               

 (5) Data do not cover new clients in treatment units in prisons               

 (6) Data relate to 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007   

 See also ‘General notes for interpreting data’ on the Explanatory notes and help page.   

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2009 — TDI tables V. 1.0-2007 (question 5.1.2). See Table TDI-0 for details on sources. 

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