Punishment in Australia
Number of prisoners
Table:
Prison population of Australia over time

Year

Number

Rate per 100k adults

Source

1982

9,826

90

[21]

1983

10,196

92

[21]

1984

10,844

86

[21]

1985

10,196

94

[21]

1986

11,497

98

[21]

1987

12,113

101

[21]

1988

12,321

100

[21]

1989

10,196

103

[21]

1990

12,965[22]
14,305[21]

112[23][21]

1991

15,021

116

[21]

1992

15,559

118

[21]

1993

15,866

119

[21]

1994

16,944

125

[21]

1995

17,428

127

[21]

1996

18,193[21]

126[7]
131[21]

1997

19,082[21]

130[7]
134[21]

1998

18,692[7]
19,906[21]

133[7]
139[21]

1999

20,609

144

[24]

2000

21,714

148

[23]

2001

22,458

151

[25]

2002

22,492

148

[26]

2003

23,555

153

[26]

2004

23,149

151

[27]

2005

24,392

157

[28]

2006

24,762

158

[29]

2007

25,801

163

[30]

2008

27,615

169

[31]

2009

29,317

175

[32]

2010

29,700

170

[33]

2011

29,106

167

[34]

2012

29,383

168

[35]

2013

30,775

170

[36]

2014

33,791

186

[37]

2015

36,134

196

[38]

2016

38,845

208

[38]

2017

41,202

216

[39]

2018

42,855

222

[5]

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