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Ministry of Justice · 1900 to 2018 · people

Prison population, annual average, 1900 to 2018

Prison population, annual average, 1900 to 2018: 1900 to 2018ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservative025k50k75k190019101920193019401950196019701980199020002010Before: Month-end snapshot of the prison population. After: Last Friday of the month from July 2009 to February 2010, then a new prison IT system from 2010.methodology change1900: 17,435 people · published 26 July 20191901: 18,980 people · published 26 July 20191902: 19,437 people · published 26 July 20191903: 20,795 people · published 26 July 20191904: 21,428 people · published 26 July 20191905: 21,525 people · published 26 July 20191906: 21,074 people · published 26 July 20191907: 20,926 people · published 26 July 20191908: 22,146 people · published 26 July 20191909: 22,018 people · published 26 July 20191910: 20,904 people · published 26 July 20191911: 19,797 people · published 26 July 20191912: 19,442 people · published 26 July 20191913: 18,236 people · published 26 July 20191914: 15,808 people · published 26 July 20191915: 11,311 people · published 26 July 20191916: 10,058 people · published 26 July 20191917: 9,660 people · published 26 July 20191918: 9,199 people · published 26 July 20191919: 9,683 people · published 26 July 20191920: 11,000 people · published 26 July 20191921: 12,179 people · published 26 July 20191922: 11,766 people · published 26 July 20191923: 11,148 people · published 26 July 20191924: 10,750 people · published 26 July 20191925: 10,509 people · published 26 July 20191926: 10,860 people · published 26 July 20191927: 11,179 people · published 26 July 20191928: 11,109 people · published 26 July 20191929: 10,861 people · published 26 July 20191930: 11,346 people · published 26 July 20191931: 11,676 people · published 26 July 20191932: 12,803 people · published 26 July 20191933: 12,986 people · published 26 July 20191934: 12,238 people · published 26 July 20191935: 11,306 people · published 26 July 20191936: 10,613 people · published 26 July 20191937: 10,562 people · published 26 July 20191938: 11,086 people · published 26 July 20191939: 10,326 people · published 26 July 20191940: 9,377 people · published 26 July 20191941: 10,635 people · published 26 July 20191942: 12,400 people · published 26 July 20191943: 12,790 people · published 26 July 20191944: 12,915 people · published 26 July 20191945: 14,708 people · published 26 July 20191946: 15,789 people · published 26 July 20191947: 17,067 people · published 26 July 20191948: 19,765 people · published 26 July 20191949: 19,879 people · published 26 July 20191950: 20,474 people · published 26 July 20191951: 21,780 people · published 26 July 20191952: 23,680 people · published 26 July 20191953: 23,610 people · published 26 July 20191954: 22,421 people · published 26 July 20191955: 21,134 people · published 26 July 20191956: 20,807 people · published 26 July 20191957: 22,602 people · published 26 July 20191958: 25,379 people · published 26 July 20191959: 26,623 people · published 26 July 20191960: 27,099 people · published 26 July 20191961: 29,025 people · published 26 July 20191962: 31,063 people · published 26 July 20191963: 30,896 people · published 26 July 20191964: 29,600 people · published 26 July 20191965: 30,421 people · published 26 July 20191966: 33,086 people · published 26 July 20191967: 35,009 people · published 26 July 20191968: 32,461 people · published 26 July 20191969: 34,667 people · published 26 July 20191970: 39,028 people · published 26 July 20191971: 39,708 people · published 26 July 20191972: 38,328 people · published 26 July 20191973: 36,774 people · published 26 July 20191974: 36,867 people · published 26 July 20191975: 39,820 people · published 26 July 20191976: 41,443 people · published 26 July 20191977: 41,570 people · published 26 July 20191978: 41,796 people · published 26 July 20191979: 42,220 people · published 26 July 20191980: 42,264 people · published 26 July 20191981: 43,311 people · published 26 July 20191982: 43,707 people · published 26 July 20191983: 43,462 people · published 26 July 20191984: 43,295 people · published 26 July 20191985: 46,233 people · published 26 July 20191986: 46,770 people · published 26 July 20191987: 48,426 people · published 26 July 20191988: 48,872 people · published 26 July 20191989: 48,500 people · published 26 July 20191990: 44,975 people · published 26 July 20191991: 44,809 people · published 26 July 20191992: 44,719 people · published 26 July 20191993: 44,552 people · published 26 July 20191994: 48,621 people · published 26 July 20191995: 50,962 people · published 26 July 20191996: 55,281 people · published 26 July 20191997: 61,114 people · published 26 July 20191998: 65,298 people · published 26 July 20191999: 64,771 people · published 26 July 20192000: 64,602 people · published 26 July 20192001: 66,301 people · published 26 July 20192002: 70,778 people · published 26 July 20192003: 73,038 people · published 26 July 20192004: 74,657 people · published 26 July 20192005: 75,979 people · published 26 July 20192006: 78,127 people · published 26 July 20192007: 80,216 people · published 26 July 20192008: 82,572 people · published 26 July 20192009: 83,559 people · published 26 July 20192010: 84,725 people · published 26 July 20192011: 85,951 people · published 26 July 20192012: 86,634 people · published 26 July 20192013: 84,249 people · published 26 July 20192014: 85,307 people · published 26 July 20192015: 85,626 people · published 26 July 20192016: 85,348 people · published 26 July 20192017: 85,632 people · published 26 July 20192018: 83,296 people · published 26 July 2019
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Source: Ministry of Justice, Offender management statistics quarterly: annual prison population tables, 2019 edition (June 2002 to June 2019), Annual prison population: 2019 (June 2002 to June 2019) (published 26 July 2019). Data presentation: Civometry.

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