Asia · South-Eastern Asia

Philippines

High confidence

Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Apr 2024

Fresh · 9d ago

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

Compare Philippines World Prison Brief page

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date.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

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 179 facilities

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

46/100

national average

1 elevated 178 unknown

How Philippines compares

vs Asia (14) & 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+108.8% over 21y2021: 165,583

Prisons in Philippines

Browse all 179 →

179 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.

Angeles City District Jail

Philippines

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Antipolo City Jail

Philippines

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Aurora Provincial Jail

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Bacoor City Jail

Philippines · Bacoor

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Bagong Buhay Rehabilitation Center

Philippines

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Baguio City Jail

Philippines

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Bais City Jail

Philippines

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Balamban Municipal Jail

Philippines

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Baliwag City Jail

Philippines

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Bansud District Jail

Philippines

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Bantayan District Jail

Philippines

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Barangay San Pedro Prison Post

Philippines

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Bataan Provincial Jail

Philippines

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Batangas City Jail

Philippines

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Batangas Provincial Jail

Philippines

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Bayawan District Jail

Philippines

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Benguet Provincial Jail

Philippines

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Bilibid Prison

Philippines

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Binangonan Municipal Jail

Philippines

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BJMP

Philippines

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BJMP Tagaytay

Philippines

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Bohol District Jail

Philippines

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Buenavista Municipal Jail

Philippines · Buenavista

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Bukidnon Provincial Jail

Philippines

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See all 179 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.

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

Recent reports

New Bilibid Prison15 Mar 2024
Sustained overcrowding at ~4× design capacity. Dormitories operate under tacit inmate-organised governance.
Bureau of Corrections internal review · source