Ministry of Justice · age band: 70 and over
Prison population: 70 and over
at 30 June 2026
2,197people
Prison population for 70 and over was 2,197 people at 30 June 2026, up 0.8% (17) on the period before.
- Ministry of Justice dataset
- Table_1_Q_6
- Sex=Male and female; Custody type group=All custody types; Age band=70 and over
- column “30 June 2026”
- 2197 per period
- published 30 July 2026
June 2025 to June 2026
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