HeijoshinCool Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Anyone know how many expats live in Phuket year round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 "Onshore Phuket is a welcoming place that can quickly begin to feel like home. More than 100,000 foreign residents have chosen to make a life here. Foreigners from across the globe have integrated into the local community, transforming Phuket into a multicultural, international retirement destination. Expats make up more than 21 percent of the total permanent population of Phuket Province" This is a quote from a magazine article in another thread about retirement in Phuket. Don't know how accurate it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 "Onshore Phuket is a welcoming place that can quickly begin to feel like home. More than 100,000 foreign residents have chosen to make a life here. Foreigners from across the globe have integrated into the local community, transforming Phuket into a multicultural, international retirement destination. Expats make up more than 21 percent of the total permanent population of Phuket Province" This is a quote from a magazine article in another thread about retirement in Phuket. Don't know how accurate it is. Yeah, I saw that. But since pretty much everything else in the article was BS, I wondered if 100k wasn't an exaggeration, too. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketrichard Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 i'd say under 25,000 (those that live here at least 8 months of more/year) maybe half that number again only come in high season for 4 months or less not including Burmese ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 'Expats make up more than 21 percent of the total permanent population of Phuket Province' that seems like total BS to me, one in 5 people is an 'Expat', i assume by that they mean foreigner. even in Rawai where we have a lot of expats i'd say it was more like 1 in 50, north island probably one in a couple of hundred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 (edited) 23,459. What do I win? Edited June 7, 2013 by Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 23,459. What do I win? Do you know someone in Immigration? Oops, strike that - they wouldn't know would they! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomadJoe Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I also read 100,000 somewhere recently. When I asked at immigration once when doing my 90 day residence update, they said 70,000, but that was only people doing 90 day notifications and didn't include people that did not have to do the 90 day notification due to leaving the country every 90 days or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Somtamnication Posted June 7, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2013 "Onshore Phuket is a welcoming place that can quickly begin to feel like home. More than 100,000 foreign residents have chosen to make a life here. Foreigners from across the globe have integrated into the local community, transforming Phuket into a multicultural, international retirement destination. Expats make up more than 21 percent of the total permanent population of Phuket Province" This is a quote from a magazine article in another thread about retirement in Phuket. Don't know how accurate it is. I choked on my coffee when I read the word "integrated". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felt 35 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 430000 Thais, 112000 Burmese,8600 expats, 4800 villain`s and 11000 retired caucasians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 So the answer to the OP's question is - not surprisingly - NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 Ah, well ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacChine Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Well registered population of what? 350,000 so 35- or possibly 70,oo - 100,000 is not an unsubstantial percentage. ANd then how many unregistered regional foreigners is what I'd like to know. practically enslaved Burmese for one... mmm.. Are there more foreigners on Phuket than Thais? Does this give anyone an idea? Edited June 9, 2013 by MacChine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) I think that most of the Thais who live in Phuket are not registered here. Some earlier estimates say that there are 1 to 1.5 million people living on the island (I suppose during high season). Edited June 9, 2013 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi007 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 There was a census conducted here in Phuket about three years ago which I took part in. I'm not sure what happened with the results... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 From Wiki: " Phuket provincial population in preliminary count of 2010 census was counted to be 525,018 people, including some 115,881 foreigners, or 21.1% of the population. However, it is admitted this is inaccurate since The Phuket Provincial Employment Office currently records for more than 64,000 Burmese, Lao and Cambodian workers legally residing on the island.[20] Final figures are to be released later in 2011." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi007 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 From Wiki: " Phuket provincial population in preliminary count of 2010 census was counted to be 525,018 people, including some 115,881 foreigners, or 21.1% of the population. However, it is admitted this is inaccurate since The Phuket Provincial Employment Office currently records for more than 64,000 Burmese, Lao and Cambodian workers legally residing on the island.[20] Final figures are to be released later in 2011." So 2011 came and went, plus another year and a half without any final figures being released. They also stopped publishing data about drownings, accidents and foreigner's deaths about the same year. How does any of this not surprise me... Phuket's Government is all smoke and mirrors, just an illusion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 From Wiki: " Phuket provincial population in preliminary count of 2010 census was counted to be 525,018 people, including some 115,881 foreigners, or 21.1% of the population. However, it is admitted this is inaccurate since The Phuket Provincial Employment Office currently records for more than 64,000 Burmese, Lao and Cambodian workers legally residing on the island.[20] Final figures are to be released later in 2011." So 2011 came and went, plus another year and a half without any final figures being released. They also stopped publishing data about drownings, accidents and foreigner's deaths about the same year. How does any of this not surprise me... Phuket's Government is all smoke and mirrors, just an illusion... Yup, looks that way. I looked around for the "Final figures", but no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 At least we now know where that retirement magazine got their figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcharacters Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I may have phased the question as to how many expats enjoy pain in Phuket and still stay there. Sorry that was a bad joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I may have phased the question as to how many expats enjoy pain in Phuket and still stay there. Sorry that was a bad joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi007 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 It's great here this time of year! Windy, rainy and without all the tourists and Thais from other provinces that come to feed off the tourism trough! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 There was a census conducted here in Phuket about three years ago which I took part in. I'm not sure what happened with the results... Maybe the batteries in their calculator pooped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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