Civometry

Ministry of Justice · age band: 40 to 49

Prison population: 40 to 49

at 30 June 2026

19,296 people

Prison population for 40 to 49 was 19,296 people at 30 June 2026, down 0.5% (101) 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=40 to 49
  4. column “30 June 2026”
  5. 19296 per period
  6. published 30 July 2026

June 2025 to June 2026

Prison population by age: June 2025 to June 2026LabourLabour05k10k15k20252026June 2025: 18,741 people · published 30 July 2026September 2025: 18,901 people · published 30 July 2026December 2025: 18,838 people · published 30 July 2026March 2026: 19,397 people · published 30 July 2026June 2026: 19,296 people · published 30 July 2026
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The chart as a table
PeriodPrison population by age
June 202518,741 people
September 202518,901 people
December 202518,838 people
March 202619,397 people
June 202619,296 people

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