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Philippines

High confidence
Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Apr 2024
Fresh · 1mo ago

Among the world's most overcrowded systems. BJMP-operated city jails routinely at 4–6× capacity.

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Prison population

171,247

Year: 2023

Rate per 100,000

149

Per 100,000 residents

Occupancy

362%

Severely overcrowded

Pre-trial / remand

65.2%

Share not yet sentenced

Female prisoners

9.8%

Foreign nationals

0.2%

Conditions risk — across 279 facilities

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

32/100
national average
1 elevated7 moderate271 unknown
abolitionist on capital punishment since 2006. Last known execution: 2000.ICCPR-OP2 (death-penalty abolition protocol): signatory

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

Source: Amnesty International + Cornell Death Penalty Worldwide.
1 documented human-rights cases →

How Philippines compares

vs Asia (16) & global averages
Rate per 100,000this: 149 · region: 165 · global: 214
Occupancy ratethis: 362% · region: 130% · global: 125%
Pre-trial sharethis: 65% · region: 31% · 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: 79,299+116.0% over 24y2024: 171,247

Source: World Prison Brief / unodc

Prisons in Philippines

Browse all 279 →

279 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.

Aklan District Jail

Philippines · Kalibo

Type

District jail

Capacity

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Held

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Alaminos City Jail

Philippines · Alaminos City

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City jail

Capacity

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Held

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Angeles City District Jail

Philippines

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Angeles City Jail - Male Dormitory

Philippines · Angeles City

Type

City jail

Capacity

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Held

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Antipolo City Jail

Philippines · Antipolo City

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City jail

Capacity

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Held

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Aurora Provincial Jail

Philippines

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Capacity

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Held

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Bacolod City Jail

Philippines · Bacolod City

Type

City jail

Capacity

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Held

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Bacoor City Jail

Philippines · Bacoor

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—

Capacity

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Held

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Bago City Jail

Philippines · Bago City

Type

City jail

Capacity

—

Held

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Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center

Philippines

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Baguio City Jail

Philippines

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Baguio City Jail - Female Dormitory

Philippines · Baguio City

Type

City jail

Capacity

—

Held

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Baguio City Jail - Male Dormitory

Philippines · Baguio City

Type

City jail

Capacity

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Held

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Bais City Jail

Philippines

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Capacity

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Held

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Balamban Municipal Jail

Philippines

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Capacity

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Held

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Balanga City Jail

Philippines · Balanga City

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City jail

Capacity

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Held

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Baliwag City Jail

Philippines

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Bansud District Jail

Philippines

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Bantayan District Jail

Philippines

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Barangay San Pedro Prison Post

Philippines

Type

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Capacity

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Held

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Barotac Viejo District Jail

Philippines · Barotac Viejo

Type

District jail

Capacity

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Held

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Bataan Provincial Jail

Philippines

Type

—

Capacity

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Held

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Batac District Jail

Philippines · Batac

Type

District jail

Capacity

—

Held

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Batangas City Jail

Philippines · Batangas City

Type

City jail

Capacity

—

Held

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See all 279 prisons in Philippines →

Data completeness

100%

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

National population
115,290,0002023
Source-verified
20 May 2026
Source links
2 cited

Sources

Direct citations for the figures on this page.

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
PHL