| Austria | |
| Number of female inmates | 543 |
| Percentage of prison population | 6.4 |
| Belgium | |
| Number of female inmates | 507 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.9 |
| Bulgaria | |
| Number of female inmates | 218 |
| Percentage of prison population | 3.1 |
| Croatia | |
| Number of female inmates | 188 |
| Percentage of prison population | 5.3 |
| Cyprus | |
| Number of female inmates | 28 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.7 |
| Czech Republic | |
| Number of female inmates | 1,574 |
| Percentage of prison population | 8.2 |
| Denmark | |
| Number of female inmates | 174 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.5 |
| Estonia | |
| Number of female inmates | 96 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.1 |
| Finland | |
| Number of female inmates | 170 |
| Percentage of prison population | 7.1 |
| France | |
| Number of female inmates | 2,057 |
| Percentage of prison population | 3.3 |
| Germany | |
| Number of female inmates | 3,367 |
| Percentage of prison population | 5.7 |
| Greece | |
| Number of female inmates | 536 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.7 |
| Hungary | |
| Number of female inmates | 1,346 |
| Percentage of prison population | 7.7 |
| Ireland | |
| Number of female inmates | 148 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4 |
| Italy | |
| Number of female inmates | 2,250 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.2 |
| Latvia | |
| Number of female inmates | 257 |
| Percentage of prison population | 8.5 |
| Lithuania | |
| Number of female inmates | 252 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.7 |
| Luxembourg | |
| Number of female inmates | 29 |
| Percentage of prison population | 5.2 |
| Malta | |
| Number of female inmates | 58* |
| Percentage of prison population | 7.1* |
| Netherlands | |
| Number of female inmates | 440 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.7 |
| Norway | |
| Number of female inmates | 178 |
| Percentage of prison population | 5.8 |
| Poland | |
| Number of female inmates | 3,056 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.5 |
| Portugal | |
| Number of female inmates | 796 |
| Percentage of prison population | 7 |
| Romania | |
| Number of female inmates | 1,010 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.6 |
| Slovakia | |
| Number of female inmates | 788 |
| Percentage of prison population | 7.5 |
| Slovenia | |
| Number of female inmates | 56 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.9 |
| Spain | |
| Number of female inmates | 3,978 |
| Percentage of prison population | 7.2 |
| Sweden | |
| Number of female inmates | 438 |
| Percentage of prison population | 6 |
| Switzerland | |
| Number of female inmates | 357 |
| Percentage of prison population | 5.7 |
| UK: England and Wales | |
| Number of female inmates | 3,136 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.0 |
| UK: Northern Ireland | |
| Number of female inmates | 52 |
| Percentage of prison population | 3.7 |
| UK: Scotland | |
| Number of female inmates | 304 |
| Percentage of prison population | 4.1 |
| Total Number of female inmates | 28,387 |
Source: Aebi, M. F., Cocco, E., Molnar, L. & Tiago, M. M., (2022). SPACE I – 2021 – Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics: Prison populations. Strasbourg: Council of Europe, Table 7.
Reference date for Croatia, Poland, and UK (England and Wales): 31st December (instead of 31st January 2021).
Reference date for Estonia and Latvia: 1st Januart 2020 (instead of 31st January 2021).
Reference date for Lithuania and Portugal: 1st Januart 2021 (instead of 31st January 2021).
Reference date for Sweden: 1st October (instead of 31st January 2021).
*Malta, Number of female inmates: retrieved from World Prison Brief (reference date: February 2021).