Approximately 741,000 women are incarcerated in correctional facilities, a 17% increase since 2010 and the female prison population has been increasing across all continents.[1][2] The list of countries by incarceration rate includes a main table with a column for the historical and current percentage of prisoners who are female.
- ^ "Women in the criminal justice system: key facts". Penal Reform International. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ Nearly A Third Of All Female Prisoners Worldwide Are Incarcerated In The United States (Infographic) Archived August 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (2014-09-23), Forbes