In 2023 there were 1,475 Albanians imprisoned in England and Wales, the highest foreign nationality in that year. Additionally, there were 856 Polish nationals in jail, and 758 Romanians, the second, and third-highest among foreign nationalities.
Number of foreign prisoners in England and Wales in 2023, by leading foreign nationalities
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House of Commons. (September 8, 2023). Number of foreign prisoners in England and Wales in 2023, by leading foreign nationalities [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/872023/leading-nationalities-of-foreign-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
House of Commons. "Number of foreign prisoners in England and Wales in 2023, by leading foreign nationalities." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872023/leading-nationalities-of-foreign-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
House of Commons. (2023). Number of foreign prisoners in England and Wales in 2023, by leading foreign nationalities. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/872023/leading-nationalities-of-foreign-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
House of Commons. "Number of Foreign Prisoners in England and Wales in 2023, by Leading Foreign Nationalities." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872023/leading-nationalities-of-foreign-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/
House of Commons, Number of foreign prisoners in England and Wales in 2023, by leading foreign nationalities Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/872023/leading-nationalities-of-foreign-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Number of foreign prisoners in England and Wales in 2023, by leading foreign nationalities [Graph], House of Commons, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/872023/leading-nationalities-of-foreign-prisoners-in-england-and-wales/