Surat Thani สุราษฎร์ธานี
Surat Thani ranks 14th of 77 Thai provinces on momentum. Its strongest lens is growth in registered employers (+3.4%, 7th); its weakest is formal job growth (+0.1%, 50th). Formal employment grew by 170 people in 2025. Banks closed 4 branches in the year to Jul 2026.
People
#22 of 77−0.1%registered population, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered population
- 1,075,977
- Five-year change
- +0.8%
Counts people at their registered address. It undercounts places people move to without re-registering.
Jobs
#50 of 77+0.1%formal-sector employees, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Insured employees (Section 33)
- 130,523
- Three-year change
- +14.7%
Businesses
#7 of 77+3.4%employers registered with SSO, Dec 2024 to Dec 2025
- Registered employers
- 9,675
- Three-year change
- +21.4%
- Employees per employer
- 13.5
Proxy for businesses. Every employer with staff must register with SSO.
Money
#16 of 68+3.7%bank deposits, Jul 2025 to Jul 2026
- Credit
- +0.0%
- Branches
- 79 (−4 in a year)
- Districts covered
- 5 of 19
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 | Phunphinพุนพิน | +10.6% | +21.8% | 0 | |
| 2 | Ko Samuiเกาะสมุย | +8.9% | +0.5% | 0 | |
| 3 | Wiang Saเวียงสระ | +3.9% | −1.8% | 0 | |
| 4 | Mueang Surat Thaniเมืองสุราษฎร์ธานี | +0.4% | −0.8% | −3 | |
| 5 | Ko Pha-Nganเกาะพะงัน | −3.6% | −18.0% | −1 |
Dropped from the bank table
Fell below four commercial banks during the year.