Punishment in Australia
Number of prisoners
In the June quarter of 2018, there were 42,855 people imprisoned in Australia, which was an incarceration rate of 222 prisoners per adult 100,000 population, or about 172 prisoners per 100,000 total population.

Punishment in Australia

Section Title: Number of prisoners
Table Section Text: In the June quarter of 2018, there were 42,855 people imprisoned in Australia, which was an incarceration rate of 222 prisoners per adult 100,000 population, or about 172 prisoners per 100,000 total population.

Year	Number	Rate per 100k adults	Source

1982	9,826	90

1983	10,196	92

1984	10,844	86

1985	10,196	94

1986	11,497	98

1987	12,113	101

1988	12,321	100

1989	10,196	103

1990	12,965 14,305	112

1991	15,021	116

1992	15,559	118

1993	15,866	119

1994	16,944	125

1995	17,428	127

1996	18,193	126 131

1997	19,082	130 134

1998	18,692 19,906	133 139

1999	20,609	144

2000	21,714	148

2001	22,458	151

2002	22,492	148

2003	23,555	153

2004	23,149	151

2005	24,392	157

2006	24,762	158

2007	25,801	163

2008	27,615	169

2009	29,317	175

2010	29,700	170

2011	29,106	167

2012	29,383	168

2013	30,775	170

2014	33,791	186

2015	36,134	196

2016	38,845	208

2017	41,202	216

2018	42,855	222

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