Where Money Moves

Nakhon Ratchasima นครราชสีมา

Nakhon Ratchasima ranks 42nd of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is growth in registered employers (+1.4%, 19th); its weakest is formal job growth (−1.5%, 71st). Formal employment fell by 3,955 people in 2025. Banks closed 3 branches in the year to Jul 2026.

People

#37 of 77

−0.3%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Registered population
2,613,432
Five-year change
−0.8%
Registered population, December
2.615M2.624M2.632M202020212022202320242025

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

Jobs

#71 of 77

−1.5%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Insured employees (Section 33)
255,421
Three-year change
−1.7%
Section 33 insured employees, December
255.8K257.6K259.5K2022202320242025

Businesses

#19 of 77

+1.4%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025

Registered employers
10,554
Three-year change
+5.6%
Employees per employer
24.2
Employers registered with SSO, December
10.0K10.3K10.5K2022202320242025

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

Money

#20 of 68

+3.0%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026

Credit
−6.6%
Branches
103 (−3 in a year)
Districts covered
7 of 32

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
1Phimaiพิมาย+8.8%−5.1%0
2Pak Chongปากช่อง+3.3%−3.5%0
3Si Khioสีคิ้ว−0.9%+5.2%0
4Pak Thong Chaiปักธงชัย+9.4%−13.8%0
5Mueang Nakhon Ratchasimaเมืองนครราชสีมา+2.8%−6.7%−3
6Bua Yaiบัวใหญ่+2.0%−11.6%0
7Dan Khun Thotด่านขุนทด+0.2%−10.4%0

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