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Prison population statistics

Statistics on the prison population.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 18 October 2013
• Last updated: 14 February 2025
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  1. 14 February 2025

     Added 'Prison population: monthly prison figures 2025'

  2. 6 January 2025

     Prison population: weekly estate figures 2025 added.

  3. 5 January 2024

     Prison population figures: 2024 added

  4. 6 January 2023

     Prison population figures: 2023 published.

  5. 2 January 2015

     2015 page added

  6. 18 October 2013

     First published.

Statistics on the prison population.

Documents

• Prison population: monthly prison figures 2026
  • 7 September 2026
  • Transparency data
• Prison population: weekly estate figures 2026
  • 14 September 2026
  • Transparency data
• Prison population: weekly estate figures 2025
  • 29 December 2025
  • Transparency data
• Prison population: monthly prison figures 2025
  • 12 January 2026
  • Transparency data
• Prison population: weekly estate figures 2024
  • 30 December 2024
  • Transparency data
• Prison population: monthly prison figures 2024
  • 10 January 2025
  • Transparency data
• Prison population figures: 2023
  • 12 January 2024
  • Transparency data
• Prison population figures: 2022
  • 13 January 2023
  • Transparency data
• Prison population figures: 2021
  • 14 January 2022
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2019
  • 10 January 2020
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2018
  • 11 January 2019
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2017
  • 15 January 2018
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2016
  • 13 January 2017
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2015
  • 8 January 2016
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2014
  • 9 January 2015
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2013
  • 10 January 2014
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2012
  • 11 January 2013
  • Official Statistics
• Prison population figures: 2011
  • 28 December 2012
  • Official Statistics
• Population in custody: Jan 2009 to Aug 2010
  • 30 September 2010
  • Official Statistics