Female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 18.6% to 118 persons in Denmark in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Denmark reached an all time high of 189 persons in 2013 and an all time low of 118 persons in 2015.
Denmark has been ranked 52nd within the group of 61 countries we follow in terms of female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 52 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Female Adults Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 460 | 511 | 538 | 568 | 538 | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 178 | 183 | 164 | 149 | 189 | ||
| Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 238 | 245 | 228 | 219 | 253 | ||||||||
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,021 | 1,927 | 2,167 | 2,180 | 2,131 | |||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 13.0 | 5.00 | ... | ... | |||||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 896 | 872 | 789 | 712 | 673 | ||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 211 | 221 | 252 | 248 | 200 | ... | ... | |||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,434 | 2,515 | 2,456 | 2,638 | 2,591 | |||||||
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66,564 | 61,768 | 57,748 | 55,755 | ||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 394 | 390 | 362 | 330 | ||
| United Kingdom | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,610 | 4,628 | 4,615 | 4,562 | 4,277 |
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