Where Money Moves

Chon Buri ชลบุรี

Chon Buri ranks 2nd of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. It is in the top quarter on every lens; even its weakest, registered population growth (+0.6%), ranks 5th. Formal employment grew by 44,226 people in 2025. Banks closed 12 branches in the year to Jul 2026.

People

#5 of 77

+0.6%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Registered population
1,645,985
Five-year change
+5.0%
Registered population, December
1.57M1.61M1.64M202020212022202320242025

Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.

Jobs

#3 of 77

+5.4%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Insured employees (Section 33)
870,039
Three-year change
+10.4%
Section 33 insured employees, December
795.1K829.0K862.9K2022202320242025

Businesses

#3 of 77

+5.4%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Registered employers
29,636
Three-year change
+16.0%
Employees per employer
29.4
Employers registered with SSO, December
25.9K27.6K29.3K2022202320242025

Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.

Money

#3 of 68

+5.9%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026

Credit
−0.3%
Branches
231 (−12 in a year)
Districts covered
7 of 11

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

#DistrictTrend
1Ban Buengบ้านบึง+13.3%+6.0%0
2Phan Thongพานทอง+3.4%+4.2%0
3Sattahipสัตหีบ+3.6%+2.4%0
4Mueang Chon Buriเมืองชลบุรี+0.2%+5.5%−3
5Si Rachaศรีราชา+15.4%−7.3%−3
6Phanat Nikhomพนัสนิคม+0.6%−0.1%0
7Bang Lamungบางละมุง+1.1%−5.2%−6

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