Civometry

Ministry of Justice · age band: 21 to 24

Prison population: 21 to 24

at 30 June 2026

7,552people

Prison population for 21 to 24 was 7,552 people at 30 June 2026, down 1.6% (125) on the period before.

  1. Ministry of Justice dataset
  2. Table_1_Q_6
  3. Sex=Male and female; Custody type group=All custody types; Age band=21 to 24
  4. column “30 June 2026”
  5. 7552 per period
  6. published 30 July 2026

June 2025 to June 2026

Prison population by age: June 2025 to June 2026LabourLabour02k4k6k20252026June 2025: 7,871 people · published 30 July 2026September 2025: 7,834 people · published 30 July 2026December 2025: 7,534 people · published 30 July 2026March 2026: 7,677 people · published 30 July 2026June 2026: 7,552 people · published 30 July 2026
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What this measures

The prison population of England and Wales at the end of each quarter, split by age band.

Age at sentencing or at reception; ages are as at the snapshot date.

Source

Dataset
Offender management statistics quarterly: prison population
Release
Prison population as at 30 June 2026, published 30 July 2026 · sha256 9f832c04e75831f8…
All values
Prison population by age band