Chiang Mai เชียงใหม่
Chiang Mai ranks 15th of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is growth in registered employers (+1.6%, 17th); its weakest is formal job growth (+0.1%, 51st). Formal employment grew by 191 people in 2025. Banks closed 4 branches in the year to Jul 2026.
People
#19 of 77−0.0%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered population
- 1,798,588
- Five-year change
- +0.8%
Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.
Jobs
#51 of 77+0.1%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Insured employees (Section 33)
- 251,913
- Three-year change
- +7.4%
Businesses
#17 of 77+1.6%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered employers
- 20,783
- Three-year change
- +7.0%
- Employees per employer
- 12.1
Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.
Money
#23 of 68+2.8%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
- Credit
- +0.0%
- Branches
- 122 (−4 in a year)
- Districts covered
- 7 of 25
Sum of districts with four or more commercial banks, the only ones the Bank of Thailand publishes.
Districts
Bank money, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
| # | District | Trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chom Thongจอมทอง | +18.5% | +7.2% | 0 | |
| 2 | Mueang Chiang Maiเมืองเชียงใหม่ | +4.2% | +0.3% | −2 | |
| 3 | Mae Rimแม่ริม | +3.1% | −0.2% | 0 | |
| 4 | San Pa Tongสันป่าตอง | +0.4% | +5.0% | 0 | |
| 5 | San Kamphaengสันกำแพง | −2.1% | +2.4% | 0 | |
| 6 | Fangฝาง | −5.4% | +0.9% | 0 | |
| 7 | San Saiสันทราย | −23.0% | −19.2% | −2 |
Dropped from the bank table
Fell below four commercial banks during the year.