Proportion of people imprisoned for illicit drug offences in Australia 2010-2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 3, 2024
In 2022, illicit drug offenders represented 13.6 percent the prison population in Australia. Between 2010 and 2022, the proportion of drug offenders in Australian prisons peaked at 15.8 percent in 2015.

Proportion of people imprisoned for illicit drug offences in Australia from 2010 to 2022

CharacteristicProportion of imprisoned
2022 13.6%
2021 14.7%
2020 14.9%
2019 15.3%
2018 15.8%
2017 14.9%
2016 13.5%
2015 13.1%
2014 11.9%
2013 11.8%
2012 11.6%
2011 11.3%
2010 10.9%
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Release date

February 2023

Region

Australia

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Note: When a criminal has committed multiple offenses, only the most serious is considered for this statistic.

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