Imprisonment rate Australia 2005-2022, by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 3, 2024
In 2022, the imprisonment rate of men in Australian prisons was 378.9 per 100,000 males. Significantly fewer women are incarcerated in Australian prisons than men and while the number of male prisoners has increased, the number of imprisoned women has remained low in comparison.

Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000)

CharacteristicMaleFemale
2022 378.9 29
2021 403.8 32.2
2020 380.5 30.5
2019 409 34.9
2018 412.7 36.7
2017 404.3 34
2016 402.5 35.2
2015 378.6 33
2014 358.3 30
2013 331.4 27.5
2012 322.5 26.3
2011 325.9 24.6
2010 334.1 27.3
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Imprisonment rate per 100,000 inhabitants313.5313.5315.8315.8327.4327.4326326336.4336.4334.1334.1325.9325.9322.5322.5331.4331.4358.3358.3378.6378.6402.5402.5404.3404.3412.7412.7409409380.5380.5403.8403.8378.9378.9232324.124.125.825.8252526.526.527.327.324.624.626.326.327.527.53030333335.235.2343436.736.734.934.930.530.532.232.22929MaleFemale200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
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Release date

February 2023

Region

Australia

Survey time period

2005 to 2022

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Note: Prisoner rates are expressed as imprisoned persons per 100,000 inhabitants. It is calculated by dividing the number of prisoners by the estimated resident population and multiplying the result by 100,000.
In this statistic, the age standardized imprisonment rate is used in order to account for age differences between study populations.
Figures include people aged 17 years and older residing in Queensland.
Figures prior to 2006 include people aged 17 years and older residing in Victoria.

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