In 2021, the prison population rate in Thailand was approximately 412.35 prisoners per 100,000 population. This was a decrease compared to the rate of prison population in the previous year, which amounted to nearly 510 prisoners per 100,000 population.
Prison population rates in Thailand from 2009 to 2021
(per 100,000 population)
*Prison population refers to persons held in prisons, penal institutions or correctional institutions on a specified day. It should exclude non-criminal prisoners held for administrative purposes, for example persons held pending investigation into their immigration status of foreign citizens without a legal right to stay held prior to removal.
The figures have been rounded.
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UNESCAP. (May 17, 2024). Prison population rates in Thailand from 2009 to 2021 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/699652/prison-population-rates-thailand/
UNESCAP. "Prison population rates in Thailand from 2009 to 2021 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. May 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699652/prison-population-rates-thailand/
UNESCAP. (2024). Prison population rates in Thailand from 2009 to 2021 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/699652/prison-population-rates-thailand/
UNESCAP. "Prison Population Rates in Thailand from 2009 to 2021 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699652/prison-population-rates-thailand/
UNESCAP, Prison population rates in Thailand from 2009 to 2021 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/699652/prison-population-rates-thailand/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Prison population rates in Thailand from 2009 to 2021 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], UNESCAP, May 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/699652/prison-population-rates-thailand/
