Asia · South-Eastern Asia

Thailand

High confidence

Verified 20 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Dec 2025

Fresh · 9d ago

Highest incarceration rate in ASEAN. Drug offences drive ~75% of admissions.

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Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date.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

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

29/100

national average

1 elevated 1 low 94 unknown

How Thailand compares

vs Asia (14) & global averages

Rate per 100,000this: 428 · region: 145 · global: 214

Occupancy ratethis: 121% · region: 150% · global: 125%

Pre-trial sharethis: 10% · region: 35% · 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: 223,406+16.6% over 22y2022: 260,400

Prisons 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

Maximum

Type

Maximum-security

Capacity

5,000

Held

7,500

Overcrowded (150%)Elevated

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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See all 96 prisons in Thailand →

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