Phuket ภูเก็ต
Phuket ranks 3rd of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. It is in the top quarter on every lens; even its weakest, bank deposit growth (+4.4%), ranks 12th. Formal employment grew by 8,933 people in 2025. Banks closed 7 branches in the year to Jul 2026.
People
#4 of 77+0.7%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered population
- 432,464
- Five-year change
- +4.3%
Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.
Jobs
#4 of 77+4.9%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Insured employees (Section 33)
- 192,294
- Three-year change
- +46.8%
Businesses
#6 of 77+3.7%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered employers
- 14,867
- Three-year change
- +37.1%
- Employees per employer
- 12.9
Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.
Money
#12 of 68+4.4%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
- Credit
- −1.9%
- Branches
- 85 (−7 in a year)
- Districts covered
- 3 of 3
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 | Thalangถลาง | +6.2% | +2.6% | −1 | |
| 2 | Mueang Phuketเมืองภูเก็ต | +5.6% | +0.7% | −3 | |
| 3 | Kathuกะทู้ | −3.3% | −13.9% | −3 |