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)
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 24, 2023). Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000)." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Imprisonment Rate in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by Gender (per 100,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2005 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
