In 2022, the greatest incarceration rate for men was in the age group 30 to 34 years old, with a rate of 737 imprisoned persons per 100,000 of the male population in that age group. In most age groups, incarceration rates were around ten times higher for men than for women.
Imprisonment rate in Australia in 2022, by age and gender
(per 100,000)
Prisoner rates are expressed as imprisoned persons per 100,000 inhabitants for that age group. 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.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 24, 2023). Imprisonment rate in Australia in 2022, by age and gender (per 100,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648155/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-age-and-gender/
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Imprisonment rate in Australia in 2022, by age and gender (per 100,000) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648155/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-age-and-gender/