Australia vs Jersey: Prison population rate
Australia
170 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2025
Jersey
169 prisoners per 100,000 people
in 2024
Australia rank
95th
Jersey rank
97th
Prison population rate over time
- Australia
- Jersey
How they compare
Australia currently reports 170 prisoners per 100,000 people against 169 prisoners per 100,000 people in Jersey, a difference of 1 prisoners per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jersey ahead.
Australia ranks 95th and Jersey ranks 97th of 202 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Jersey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Jersey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 121.2 prisoners per 100,000 people | 176.4 prisoners per 100,000 people | 55.2 prisoners per 100,000 people | Jersey |
| 2010s | 148.4 prisoners per 100,000 people | 150 prisoners per 100,000 people | 1.6 prisoners per 100,000 people | Jersey |
| 2020s | 158 prisoners per 100,000 people | 141 prisoners per 100,000 people | 17 prisoners per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prison population rate, Australia or Jersey?
- Australia, at 170 prisoners per 100,000 people against 169 prisoners per 100,000 people in Jersey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prison population rate between Australia and Jersey?
- 1 prisoners per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Jersey?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Jersey rank globally for prison population rate?
- Australia ranks 95th and Jersey ranks 97th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Prison population rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prison population (including pre-trial detainees and remand prisoners), per 100,000 population.