Phatthalung พัทลุง
Phatthalung ranks 38th of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is bank deposit growth (+3.7%, 15th); its weakest is formal job growth (−0.2%, 56th). Formal employment fell by 43 people in 2025. Banks closed 2 branches in the year to Jul 2026.
People
#38 of 77−0.3%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered population
- 518,066
- Five-year change
- −1.0%
Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.
Jobs
#56 of 77−0.2%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Insured employees (Section 33)
- 20,514
- Three-year change
- +3.0%
Businesses
#32 of 77+0.5%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered employers
- 1,676
- Three-year change
- +3.1%
- Employees per employer
- 12.2
Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.
Money
#15 of 68+3.7%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
- Credit
- −4.4%
- Branches
- 9 (−2 in a year)
- Districts covered
- 1 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
| # | District | Trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mueang Phatthalungเมืองพัทลุง | +3.7% | −4.4% | −2 |