Female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 6.17% to 826 persons in Paraguay in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Paraguay reached an all time high of 826 persons in 2015 and an all time low of 276 persons in 2006.
Paraguay has been ranked 27th within the group of 61 countries we follow in terms of female adults held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 27 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 |
| Argentina | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,633 | 2,719 | 2,911 | 2,854 | 2,839 | ||||||
| Bolivia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Brazil | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31,401 | 34,807 | 34,058 | 35,223 | 35,100 | |||||
| Chile | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,638 | 5,071 | 5,172 | 4,896 | 4,148 | ||||||||
| Paraguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 313 | 328 | 447 | 542 | 652 | |||||
| Peru | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,879 | 4,237 | ||
| Uruguay | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Venezuela | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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