Number of prisoners in England and Wales 1900-2023, by gender
United Kingdom as a whole, with a further 8,000 prisoners in Scotland, and 1,770 in Northern Ireland.
In 2023, there were 83,128 men and 3,259 women in prisons in England and Wales in 2023. Compared with the previous year this represented an increase for both males and females. Since 1900 the year with the highest number of prisoners was 2012 when there were over 86,600 people imprisoned. This year was also the peak for the