Female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 10.9% to 2,878 persons in Australia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Australia reached an all time high of 2,878 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 1,277 persons in 2004.
Australia has been ranked 16th within the group of 61 countries we follow in terms of female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 16 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 | |||||
| Cambodia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Indonesia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,714 | 8,087 | ||
| Malaysia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| New Zealand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 484 | 527 | 494 | 491 | 421 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Philippines | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,443 | 5,673 | 5,905 | 6,299 | 6,669 | ||||
| Singapore | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,159 | 1,194 | 1,137 | 1,170 | 1,253 | |||||
| Thailand | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30,153 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Vietnam | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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