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).