Some countries have seen sharp rises in female prison rates in the last 25 years

Change in female prisoner rates from 1999 to 2024

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Guardian graphicSource: ICPR’s World Female Imprisonment ListNotes: Excludes countries with less than 1,000 female prisoners. 2000 data is from the nearest point in time available, 2024 data is the latest available data to 2024