Chiang Rai เชียงราย
Chiang Rai ranks 28th of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is formal job growth (+1.8%, 23rd); its weakest is bank deposit growth (−1.8%, 62nd). Formal employment grew by 1,326 people in 2025. Banks closed 4 branches in the year to Jul 2026.
People
#26 of 77−0.1%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered population
- 1,295,922
- Five-year change
- +0.1%
Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.
Jobs
#23 of 77+1.8%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Insured employees (Section 33)
- 76,051
- Three-year change
- +6.2%
Businesses
#33 of 77+0.4%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered employers
- 6,981
- Three-year change
- +0.1%
- Employees per employer
- 10.9
Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.
Money
#62 of 68−1.8%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
- Credit
- −4.3%
- Branches
- 52 (−4 in a year)
- Districts covered
- 5 of 18
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 | Wiang Pa Paoเวียงป่าเป้า | +1.7% | +1.9% | 0 | |
| 2 | Mae Chanแม่จัน | +4.2% | −4.7% | 0 | |
| 3 | Phanพาน | +1.3% | −1.6% | 0 | |
| 4 | Mae Saiแม่สาย | −3.6% | +2.2% | −1 | |
| 5 | Mueang Chiang Raiเมืองเชียงราย | −2.4% | −5.4% | −3 |
Dropped from the bank table
Fell below four commercial banks during the year.