Khon Kaen ขอนแก่น
Khon Kaen ranks 21st of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is formal job growth (+1.9%, 22nd); its weakest is registered population growth (−0.4%, 44th). Formal employment grew by 2,662 people in 2025. Banks closed 3 branches in the year to Jul 2026.
People
#44 of 77−0.4%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered population
- 1,765,967
- Five-year change
- −1.6%
Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.
Jobs
#22 of 77+1.9%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Insured employees (Section 33)
- 142,818
- Three-year change
- +2.1%
Businesses
#22 of 77+1.0%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered employers
- 7,193
- Three-year change
- +6.7%
- Employees per employer
- 19.9
Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.
Money
#29 of 68+2.3%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
- Credit
- −3.2%
- Branches
- 80 (−3 in a year)
- Districts covered
- 6 of 26
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