Surprising Statistics: Uncovering Thailand's Hidden Population Crisis

[snoop1130]

 

 

The Deputy Director of Thailand’s National Statistical Office (NSO), Suwannee Wangkan, has released some stunning population statistics; around 9.25 million people, or 13.2% of the country’s total 70 million population, live unofficially in Thailand. Most of them are drawn to Bangkok seeking employment and education opportunities. This hidden population highlights the increasing income inequality in the country.

 

This unregistered population consists of two major groups: approximately 8.4 million people are non-registered and live outside their home province without proper registration, and 850,000 are commuters who travel daily for work or educational needs outside their familiar surroundings.

 

More specifically, NSO data details that around 610,000 people commute daily for work in different provinces, and about 240,000 travel for educational needs outside their home location.

 

Naturally, Bangkok is the most attractive destination, with 55.3% of the unofficial population commuting to study and 52.5% for work in this vibrant capital. Other regions that attract commuter students are Nakhon Pathom, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, and Khon Kaen.

 

In terms of work commuters, Ayutthaya comes after Bangkok, with a 7.3% share, followed by Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, and Singburi.

 

Wangkan stresses that these figures highlight Thailand’s educational and job inequity, urging government agencies to tackle the negative effects of this hidden population, such as overcrowded accommodation, strained public health services, and excess pressure on utilities, as reported by The Nation.

 

Every year between October and December, the NSO conducts its annual migration survey. The survey's results are released annually to assist relevant departments in developing strategies for public welfare, education, healthcare, and utilities.

 

File photo for reference only. Courtesy of Google

 

-- 2024-05-10

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[eisfeld]

What does a more than a decade old picture of people on a demonstration in a spanish speaking country have to do with demographics of Thailand?

 

And what crisis is the article talking about? How can overcrowding be hidden?  Why is it surprising when the same survey is made very year?

Nothing makes sense 😞

[Sigmund]

This is a vital reminder that public mass transport needs to be continuously developped and prices of course under full control to cater the largest spectrum of commuters.

[Artisi]

1 hour ago, eisfeld said:

What does a more than a decade old picture of people on a demonstration in a spanish speaking country have to do with demographics of Thailand?

 

And what crisis is the article talking about? How can overcrowding be hidden?  Why is it surprising when the same survey is made very year?

Nothing makes sense 😞

"Nothing makes sense" nothing new with that statement. 

[Negita43]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

This unregistered population consists of two major groups: approximately 8.4 million people are non-registered and live outside their home province without proper registration, and 850,000 are commuters who travel daily for work or educational needs outside their familiar surroundings.

So if a Thai moves say from Nakon Ratchasima to Bangkok they have to register that?  (big brother is watching where you live).

 

But they are still Thai.

 

The headline makes it sound like these people are illegal immigrants.

 

[StayinThailand2much]

20 minutes ago, Negita43 said:

So if a Thai moves say from Nakon Ratchasima to Bangkok they have to register that?  (big brother is watching where you live).

 

But they are still Thai.

 

The headline makes it sound like these people are illegal immigrants.

 

In any feudal society, peasants couldn't just move around as they liked, and moving to a town was also dependant on certain restrictions.

[Negita43]

16 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

In any feudal society, peasants couldn't just move around as they liked, and moving to a town was also dependant on certain restrictions.

So Thailand is a feudal society?

[mfd101]

28 minutes ago, Negita43 said:

So Thailand is a feudal society?

Yes. If you don't know that you probably haven't lived amongst the millions of poor Thai peasants living in rural Thailand, poor as dormice.

[dinsdale]

3 hours ago, eisfeld said:

What does a more than a decade old picture of people on a demonstration in a spanish speaking country have to do with demographics of Thailand?

 

And what crisis is the article talking about? How can overcrowding be hidden?  Why is it surprising when the same survey is made very year?

Nothing makes sense 😞

They keep forgetting to tell ChatGPT what country they want the picture from. AN/The Thaiger. "ChatGPT a picture showing crowd." AN/The Thaiger. "This'll do. No one will notice." 

[eisfeld]

15 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

They keep forgetting to tell ChatGPT what country they want the picture from. AN/The Thaiger. "ChatGPT a picture showing crowd." AN/The Thaiger. "This'll do. No one will notice." 

 

Yea it's low effort for a low effort. Garbage. Actually worse than garbage because garbage is immediately visible as such. Here you start reading it and realise they just wasted your time.

[dinsdale]

Where's Wally?

[JimHuaHin]

"... around 9.25 million people, or 13.2% of the country’s total 70 million population, live unofficially in Thailand."

 

No.  They live officially in Thailand, they just do not reside at their registered address.

[newbee2022]

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

 

The Deputy Director of Thailand’s National Statistical Office (NSO), Suwannee Wangkan, has released some stunning population statistics; around 9.25 million people, or 13.2% of the country’s total 70 million population, live unofficially in Thailand. Most of them are drawn to Bangkok seeking employment and education opportunities. This hidden population highlights the increasing income inequality in the country.

 

This unregistered population consists of two major groups: approximately 8.4 million people are non-registered and live outside their home province without proper registration, and 850,000 are commuters who travel daily for work or educational needs outside their familiar surroundings.

 

More specifically, NSO data details that around 610,000 people commute daily for work in different provinces, and about 240,000 travel for educational needs outside their home location.

 

Naturally, Bangkok is the most attractive destination, with 55.3% of the unofficial population commuting to study and 52.5% for work in this vibrant capital. Other regions that attract commuter students are Nakhon Pathom, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, and Khon Kaen.

 

In terms of work commuters, Ayutthaya comes after Bangkok, with a 7.3% share, followed by Samut Prakan, Pathum Thani, and Singburi.

 

Wangkan stresses that these figures highlight Thailand’s educational and job inequity, urging government agencies to tackle the negative effects of this hidden population, such as overcrowded accommodation, strained public health services, and excess pressure on utilities, as reported by The Nation.

 

Every year between October and December, the NSO conducts its annual migration survey. The survey's results are released annually to assist relevant departments in developing strategies for public welfare, education, healthcare, and utilities.

 

File photo for reference only. Courtesy of Google

 

-- 2024-05-10

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And now that you publish it....what changes or actions will follow? Guess...😂

[Muhendis]

6 hours ago, JimHuaHin said:

"... around 9.25 million people, or 13.2% of the country’s total 70 million population, live unofficially in Thailand."

 

No.  They live officially in Thailand, they just do not reside at their registered address.

Yes, it's a crazy system that allows each person to have only one address.

 

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, Negita43 said:

So Thailand is a feudal society?

Behind the scenes yes.

[Purdey]

This is about Thai domestic migration. I know they have to give a registered address for electoral purposes but commuting to work isn't about migration. 

[PETERTHEEATER]

22 hours ago, eisfeld said:

What does a more than a decade old picture of people on a demonstration in a spanish speaking country have to do with demographics of Thailand?

 

And what crisis is the article talking about? How can overcrowding be hidden?  Why is it surprising when the same survey is made very year?

Nothing makes sense 😞

The picture seems to indicate gender disparity....men are 'hidden' women 'overcrowding' 😀

[Srikcir]

23 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

around 9.25 million people, or 13.2% of the country’s total 70 million population, live unofficially in Thailand.

That would include 553,969 people registered by the Royal Thai Government in 2021 as stateless who aren't allowed out of government-controlled zones.

[sherwood]

22 hours ago, Artisi said:

"Nothing makes sense" nothing new with that statement. 

Not much of anything in this Country makes sense.

That includes the quality of NEWS reporting.

A dog's breakfast!

[Artisi]

On 5/10/2024 at 9:33 PM, Negita43 said:

So if a Thai moves say from Nakon Ratchasima to Bangkok they have to register that?  (big brother is watching where you live).

 

But they are still Thai.

 

The headline makes it sound like these people are illegal immigrants.

 

Typical useless headline and completely normal for Thailand usually followed with even more useless garbled nonsense. 

[brianthainess]

 

On 5/10/2024 at 8:33 PM, dinsdale said:

Where's Wally?

Presuming Wally is a man, it must be the only lone man in the blue singlet, unless he is a LB.....

 

[brianthainess]

On 5/10/2024 at 3:57 PM, snoop1130 said:

Naturally, Bangkok is the most attractive destination,

 Of course it is,

 

[Cult of the Sun]

26 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

 Of course it is,

 

Between the heat and that, i could not do it. It would have to be magic flying puzzy that would cause me to go there; and then she can fly us to somewhere cool & clear. 😋

[Negita43]

On 5/10/2024 at 1:39 PM, mfd101 said:

Yes. If you don't know that you probably haven't lived amongst the millions of poor Thai peasants living in rural Thailand, poor as dormice.

Firstly, I live in rural Isaan amongst the doomice.

Just because you are poor doesn't mean you live in a feudal society. The UK has many "poor" in its population.

Granted on some fronts there may be elements of feudalism (as viewed through our western eyes)  but to call Thailand a "feudal society" is somewhat overstating the case

I don't know any feudal society that has universal health care for the poor doormice.