Phangnga พังงา
Phangnga ranks 8th of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is formal job growth (+4.3%, 6th); its weakest is registered population growth (−0.2%, 32nd). Formal employment grew by 1,090 people in 2025. Banks closed 1 branch in the year to Jul 2026.
People
#32 of 77−0.2%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered population
- 265,653
- Five-year change
- −1.0%
Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.
Jobs
#6 of 77+4.3%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Insured employees (Section 33)
- 26,637
- Three-year change
- +20.9%
Businesses
#8 of 77+3.4%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered employers
- 1,601
- Three-year change
- +9.9%
- Employees per employer
- 16.6
Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.
Money
#19 of 68+3.1%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
- Credit
- −1.4%
- Branches
- 18 (−1 in a year)
- Districts covered
- 3 of 8
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 | Takua Thungตะกั่วทุ่ง | +30.1% | +3.5% | 0 | |
| 2 | Takua Paตะกั่วป่า | −0.4% | +8.0% | 0 | |
| 3 | Mueang Phang-Ngaเมืองพังงา | −4.6% | −15.5% | −1 |