Songkhla สงขลา
Songkhla ranks 17th of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is bank deposit growth (+4.9%, 8th); its weakest is formal job growth (−0.2%, 57th). Formal employment fell by 444 people in 2025. Banks closed 10 branches in the year to Jul 2026.
People
#27 of 77−0.1%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered population
- 1,429,125
- Five-year change
- +0.0%
Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.
Jobs
#57 of 77−0.2%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Insured employees (Section 33)
- 198,378
- Three-year change
- +1.5%
Businesses
#21 of 77+1.1%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered employers
- 10,039
- Three-year change
- +3.7%
- Employees per employer
- 19.8
Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.
Money
#8 of 68+4.9%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
- Credit
- +0.0%
- Branches
- 87 (−10 in a year)
- Districts covered
- 3 of 16
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 | Sadaoสะเดา | +5.3% | +4.9% | 0 | |
| 2 | Hat Yaiหาดใหญ่ | +5.3% | +0.4% | −8 | |
| 3 | Muaeng Songkhlaเมืองสงขลา | +3.3% | −4.8% | −2 |
Dropped from the bank table
Fell below four commercial banks during the year.