The United States of America has the highest number of female prisoners at around 174,607, followed by China (145,000), Brazil (50,441), Russia (39,153) and Thailand (33,057), according to Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research. India (23,772) is sixth on list. Other nations in the top 10 are Philippines (17,121), Turkiye (16,581) Vietnam (15,152) and Mexico (13,841).