Data does not include: Untried, Convicted Unsentenced, Fine Defaulters, Extended determinate sentences (EDS), Imprisonment for public protection (IPP), Non-criminal prisoners, Recalls, and those whose length not recorded.Â
Data is as of end of March 2025
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Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2025 by length of sentence and nationality
In 2025, there were prisoners serving life sentences in prisons in England and Wales, of which, were British nationals, and *** were foreign nationals.
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GOV.UK. (April 25, 2025). Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2025, by length of sentence and nationality [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1614413/prisoners-by-sentence-length-and-nationality-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2025, by length of sentence and nationality." Chart. April 25, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1614413/prisoners-by-sentence-length-and-nationality-england-and-wales/
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GOV.UK. "Number of Prisoners under Sentence in England and Wales in 2025, by Length of Sentence and Nationality." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Apr 2025, /statistics/1614413/prisoners-by-sentence-length-and-nationality-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2025, by length of sentence and nationality ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1614413/prisoners-by-sentence-length-and-nationality-england-and-wales/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2025, by length of sentence and nationality [Graph], GOV.UK, April 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1614413/prisoners-by-sentence-length-and-nationality-england-and-wales/
