Accredited official statistics

Prison population projections

The latest Accredited Official Statistics on prison population projections.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 7 November 2013
• Last updated: 4 December 2025
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  1. 4 December 2025

     Updated with the 2025 to 2030 Prison Population Projections

  2. 5 December 2024

     Prison Population Projections: 2024 to 2029 release

  3. 29 February 2024

     Added link to latest publication.

  4. 23 February 2023

     Added link to latest publication.

  5. 25 November 2021

     Include link to 2021-2026 projections. Update contact email address.

  6. 26 November 2020

     Updated with 2020-2026

  7. 29 August 2019

     Prison population projections 2019 to 2024 published.

  8. 23 August 2018

     Prison population projections from 2018 to 2023 published.

  9. 24 August 2017

     Prison population projections 2017 to 2022 published.

  10. 25 August 2016

      Prison population projections 2016 to 2021 added.

  11. 26 November 2015

      New information added for 2015-2021.

  12. 31 July 2015

      Consultation paper added on Prison Population Projections

  13. 27 November 2014

      2014 to 2020 statistics added

  14. 27 January 2014

      New release published on 7 November 2013

  15. 7 November 2013

      First published.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Prison Population Projections: 2025 to 2030

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-projections-2025-to-2030

Prison Population Projections: 2024 to 2029

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-projections-2024-to-2029

Prison Population Projections: 2023 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-projections-2023-to-2028

Prison population projections: 2022 to 2027

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-projections-2022-to-2027

Prison population projections: 2021 to 2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-projections-2021-to-2026

Prison Population Projections: 2020 to 2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-projections-2020-to-2026

Prison population projections 2019 to 2024

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Prison population projections 2019 to 2024: statistical tables

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Prison population projections 2019 to 2024: pre-release list

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Prison population projections 2018 to 2023

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Prison population projections 2018 to 2023: statistical tables

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Prison population projections 2018 to 2023: pre-release list

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Prison population projections 2017 to 2022

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Prison population projections 2017 to 2022: statistical tables

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Prison population projections 2017 to 2022: pre-release list

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Prison population projections 2016 to 2021

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Prison population projections 2016 to 2021: statistical tables

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Prison population projections 2015 to 2021

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Prison population projections 2015 to 2021: statistical tables

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Response to consultation on changes to Prison Population Projections

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Proposed changes to the prison population projections publication: consultation

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Prison population projections 2014 to 2020

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Prison population projections 2014 to 2020: statistical tables

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Prison Population Projections 2013 - 2019

PDF, 194 KB, 33 pages

Prison population projections 2013-2019 statistical tables

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Prison population projections 2012-2018

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Prison population projections 2012-2018 statistical tables

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Prison population projections 2011-2017

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Prison population projections 2011-2017 statistical tables

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Prison population projections 2010-2016

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Prison population projections 2010-2016 statistical tables

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Prison population projections 2009-2015

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Prison population projections 2009-2015 statistical tables

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Prison population projections 2008-2015

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Prison population projections 2008-2015

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Details

The latest Accredited Official Statistics on prison population projections.

This annual release gives the projected monthly prison population in England and Wales. Sub-population estimates are presented alongside the effects of legislation, sentencing activity, and other factors relevant to the prison population.

The publication is released by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

If you have any comments on the methods used for prison projections, please contact us: ESD@justice.gov.uk.