Asia · South-Eastern Asia

Indonesia

High confidence

Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 31 Dec 2025

Fresh · 1mo ago

Severe overcrowding driven by narcotics convictions; presidential amnesties periodic but limited.

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Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

Prison population

276,136

Year: 2025

Rate per 100,000

Per 100,000 residents

Occupancy

184.5%

Severely overcrowded

Pre-trial / remand

21.7%

Share not yet sentenced

Female prisoners

Foreign nationals

0.4%

Conditions risk — across 851 facilities

Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk

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national average

851 unknown

retentionist on capital punishment. Last known execution: 2024.Methods: firing squadICCPR-OP2 (death-penalty abolition protocol): not a signatory

Seeded from Amnesty International 2024 categorisation + Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide.

Source: Amnesty International + Cornell Death Penalty Worldwide.

4 documented human-rights cases →

How Indonesia compares

vs Asia (16) & global averages

Rate per 100,000this: 96 · region: 168 · global: 214

Occupancy ratethis: 185% · region: 145% · global: 125%

Pre-trial sharethis: 22% · region: 34% · global: 32%

The vertical ticks mark the global (grey) and regional (amber) means. Bars are clipped at the high end for readability.

Prison population over time

Annual figures, latest survey year

2000: 53,399+412.6% over 24y2024: 273,697

Source: World Prison Brief / unodc

Prisons in Indonesia

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851 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.

Aek Pamienke

Indonesia

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Amahei

Indonesia

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Banceuy Prison

Indonesia

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Prison

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Bank Desa Tanjung

Indonesia

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Bapas Ambon Dampingi Abh

Indonesia

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Parole Office (BAPAS)

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Bapas Amuntai

Indonesia

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Parole Office (BAPAS)

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Bapas Bandar Lampung

Indonesia

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Parole Office (BAPAS)

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Bapas Jakarta Pusat Resmi

Indonesia

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Parole Office (BAPAS)

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Bapas Kelas I Cirebon

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas I Manado

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas I Palangkaraya

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas I Tangerang

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Batulicin

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Bekasi

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Ciangir

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Fakfak

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Jambi

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Klaten

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Kotabumi

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Lhok Semawe

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Muara Tewe

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Musi Rawas Utara

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Nagan Raya

Indonesia

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Bapas Kelas II Nusakambangan

Indonesia

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Data completeness

100%

Score based on how many fields are populated. We surface this so you know where the gaps are.

National population: 288,360,0002025
Source-verified: 20 May 2026
Source links: 1 cited

Sources

Direct citations for the figures on this page.

Primary reference
World Prison Brief (ICPS, Birkbeck) — Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research
See /data-sources for our methodology.

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: IDN