Table TDI-4. Demographic characteristics of clients entering treatment, 2008 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		2008	25	46	3	405	0
Czech Republic		2008	25	61	8	3971	10
Denmark		2008	28	50	21	1517	0
Germany		2008	26	55	14	13714	66
Estonia		2008	26	45	5	176	0
Ireland		2008	27	47	15	2773	1
Greece		2008	30	29	21	2224	0
Spain	(2)	2007	31	29	29	22972	62
France		2008	27	51	15	9239	14
Italy		2008	33	24	39	36930	272
Cyprus		2008	28	42	16	276	0
Latvia		2008	25	56	11	1145	1
Lithuania		2008	28	40	14	272	0
Luxembourg	(3)	2008				0	15
Hungary		2008	25	56	8	2030	8
Malta	(4)	2006	26	57	13	364	53
Netherlands		2008	30	34	30	6547	0
Austria		2008	25	61	13	1861	0
Poland	(2)	2007	30	48	25	5681	9
Portugal		2008	33	22	46	6905	114
Romania		2008	30	37	21	1071	7
Slovenia		2008	27	42	13	278	0
Slovakia		2008	25	57	7	937	0
Finland		2008	26	50	13	335	1
Sweden	(5)	2008	31	44	31	1230	26
United Kingdom		2008	29	39	27	46591	10
Croatia		2008	27	46	15	1700	0
Turkey		2008	28	42	20	1127	0
Norway		:	:	:	:	:	:
Total			30	37	27	172910	723

Notes:

 Percentages are of clients whose age is known (n) 

 (1) Last data available refer to 2005. 

 (2) Last data available refer to 2007               

 (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               

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

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2009 — TDI tables V. 1.0-2008 (question 5.1.2). See Table TDI-0 for details on sources. 

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