Ministry of Justice · age band: 40 to 49

Prison population: 40 to 49

at 30 June 2026

19,296people

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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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