Australia: imprisonment rate by gender 2022

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)

Characteristic	Male	Female
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
2009	336.4	26.5
2008	326	25
2007	327.4	25.8
2006	315.8	24.1
2005	313.5	23

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Release date

February 2023

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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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