In 2024, the imprisonment rate of men in Australian prisons was 390.6 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.
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Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by gender
(per 100,000)
* The report didn't specify any data for the year 2023.Â
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 19, 2024). Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by gender (per 100,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by gender (per 100,000)." Chart. December 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2024). Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by gender (per 100,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Imprisonment Rate in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by Gender (per 100,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by gender (per 100,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Imprisonment rate in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by gender (per 100,000) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/648093/australia-imprisonment-rate-by-gender/
