Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Thailand
Highest incarceration rate in ASEAN. Drug offences drive ~75% of admissions.
Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date.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
301,020
Year: 2025
Rate per 100,000
428
Per 100,000 residents
Occupancy
121.2%
Above design capacity
Pre-trial / remand
10.1%
Share not yet sentenced
Female prisoners
12.7%
Foreign nationals
3.4%
Conditions risk — across 96 facilities
Average of our computed Conditions Risk Score across the country's facilities. Methodology · Browse highest-risk
How Thailand compares
vs Asia (14) & global averagesThe 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 yearPrisons in Thailand
Browse all 96 →96 facilities in our database — showing the first 24.
Amnat Charoen Prison
Thailand
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Ang Thong Provincial Prison
Thailand
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Bang Kwang Central Prison
Thailand · Nonthaburi
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Maximum-security
Capacity
5,000
Held
7,500
Bangkok Remand Prison
Thailand
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Buriram Prison
Thailand
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Camp Nong Pladuk
Thailand
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Central Correctional Institution For Youth Offenders
Thailand
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Chiang Mai Central Prison
Thailand
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Chiang Mai Womans Correctional Institution
Thailand
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Chiang Rai Central Prison
Thailand
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ChiangRai Juvenile Observation and Protection Centre
Thailand
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Chumphon Provincial Prison
Thailand
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Chungkai prison camp
Thailand
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eruue`nccham
Thailand
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eruue`nccham`ameph`swrrolk
Thailand
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eruue`ncchamcchanghwadnraathiwaas
Thailand
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eruue`ncchamcchanghwadphuuekt
Thailand
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eruue`ncchamchawkhraawekhaarakam
Thailand
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eruue`ncchamchawkhraawhlaksii
Thailand
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eruue`ncchamklaangcchanghwadchaechingethraa
Thailand
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eruue`ncchamklaanglampaang
Thailand
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eruue`ncchamklaangnkhrraachsiimaa
Thailand
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eruue`ncchamklaangphathlung
Thailand
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eruue`ncchamklaangyalaa
Thailand
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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
- 70,350,0002025
- 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
- Department of Corrections — Thailand — Royal Thai Government
- See /data-sources for our methodology.
Recent reports
- Klong Prem Central Prison15 Feb 2024
Foreign-section conditions described as significantly overcrowded; consular access for new entrants takes 4-6 weeks on average.
Prisoners Abroad · source
- Bang Kwang Central Prison9 Nov 2023
Continued reports of shackling of newly-arrived prisoners for prolonged periods; Thailand maintains the death penalty though no executions since 2018.
Amnesty International · source