Foreign nationals make up approximately 3.4% to 4.8% of Thailand's total prison population, which translates to about 9,300 to 14,500 foreign inmates out of a total prison population of roughly 275,000 to 300,000. Citizens from neighboring Southeast Asian nations make up the vast majority. [1, 2, 3] The approximate breakdown of foreign inmates in Thai prisons by nationality includes: [1] Myanmar: ~53% Cambodia: ~12% Laos: ~10% China: ~4.2% Nigeria: ~1.8% Malaysia: ~1.6% Vietnam: ~1.5% Bangladesh: ~0.9% Taiwan: ~0.7% India: ~0.5% [1]
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