Female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 0% to 316 persons in Sweden in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Sweden reached an all time high of 394 persons in 2010 and an all time low of 316 persons in 2014.
Sweden has been ranked 40th within the group of 61 countries we follow in terms of female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 40 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 |
| Australia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,125 | 2,228 | 2,028 | 2,199 | 2,349 | |||||
| China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 87,941 | ... | ... | |
| Denmark | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 178 | 183 | 164 | 149 | 189 | ||
| Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 238 | 245 | 228 | 219 | 253 | ||||||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Iceland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 13.0 | 5.00 | ... | ... | |||||
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,714 | 8,087 | ||
| Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,211 | 5,343 | 5,344 | 5,282 | 5,057 | ... | ||||||
| Netherlands | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 896 | 872 | 789 | 712 | 673 | ||||||
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 484 | 527 | 494 | 491 | 421 | ||||||
| Norway | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 211 | 221 | 252 | 248 | 200 | ... | ... | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 66,564 | 61,768 | 57,748 | 55,755 | ||
| Sweden | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 394 | 390 | 362 | 330 | ||
| USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 200,100 | 197,400 | 196,600 | 191,500 | 198,900 |
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