Prisoners in Australia

As at 30 June 2025:

• there were 46,998 adult prisoners in Australia, up 6% (2,595 prisoners) from 2024
• the imprisonment rate was 216 prisoners per 100,000 adult population, up from 208 prisoners in 2024
• prisoners with a most serious offence/charge of acts intended to cause injury accounted for 29% of the prisoner population
• there were 17,432 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, up 10% (1,561) from 2024.