Phuket, Thailand Metro Area Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Phuket, Thailand metro area from 1950 to 2020. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Phuket in 2020 is 432,000, a 1.41% increase from 2019.
- The metro area population of Phuket in 2019 was 426,000, a 1.19% increase from 2018.
- The metro area population of Phuket in 2018 was 421,000, a 2.18% increase from 2017.
- The metro area population of Phuket in 2017 was 412,000, a 1.98% increase from 2016.
| Other Cities in Thailand | |
|---|---|
| City Name | Population |
| Bangkok | 10,539,000 |
| Chon Buri | 1,399,000 |
| Samut Prakan | 1,307,000 |
| Chiang Mai | 1,167,000 |
| Songkhla | 967,000 |
| Nonthaburi | 963,000 |
| Pathum Thani | 914,000 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima | 774,000 |
| Samut Sakhon | 578,000 |
| Udon Thani | 570,000 |
| Chiang Rai | 550,000 |
| Rayong | 538,000 |
| Kalasin | 518,000 |
| Khon-Kaen | 503,000 |
| Nakhon Pathom | 503,000 |
| Surat Thani | 496,000 |
| Ubon Ratchathani | 495,000 |
| Buri Ram | 454,000 |
| Lampang | 449,000 |
| Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 441,000 |
| Roi Et | 441,000 |
| Lop Buri | 437,000 |
| Phuket | 432,000 |
| Ratchaburi | 406,000 |
| Sakon Nakhon | 381,000 |
| Chanthaburi | 360,000 |
| Suphan Buri | 338,000 |
| Lamphun | 317,000 |
| Phuket - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 432,000 | 1.41% |
| 2019 | 426,000 | 1.19% |
| 2018 | 421,000 | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 412,000 | 1.98% |
| 2016 | 404,000 | 2.28% |
| 2015 | 395,000 | 2.07% |
| 2014 | 387,000 | 1.84% |
| 2013 | 380,000 | 2.15% |
| 2012 | 372,000 | 2.20% |
| 2011 | 364,000 | 4.00% |
| 2010 | 350,000 | 14.01% |
| 2009 | 307,000 | 13.70% |
| 2008 | 270,000 | 14.41% |
| 2007 | 236,000 | 14.01% |
| 2006 | 207,000 | 13.74% |
| 2005 | 182,000 | 13.75% |
| 2004 | 160,000 | 14.29% |
| 2003 | 140,000 | 13.82% |
| 2002 | 123,000 | 13.89% |
| 2001 | 108,000 | 14.89% |
| 2000 | 94,000 | 5.62% |
| 1999 | 89,000 | 3.49% |
| 1998 | 86,000 | 3.61% |
| 1997 | 83,000 | 3.75% |
| 1996 | 80,000 | 3.90% |
| 1995 | 77,000 | 2.67% |
| 1994 | 75,000 | 4.17% |
| 1993 | 72,000 | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 70,000 | 4.48% |
| 1991 | 67,000 | 3.08% |
| 1990 | 65,000 | 3.17% |
| 1989 | 63,000 | 5.00% |
| 1988 | 60,000 | 3.45% |
| 1987 | 58,000 | 3.57% |
| 1986 | 56,000 | 3.70% |
| 1985 | 54,000 | 3.85% |
| 1984 | 52,000 | 1.96% |
| 1983 | 51,000 | 4.08% |
| 1982 | 49,000 | 4.26% |
| 1981 | 47,000 | 4.44% |
| 1980 | 45,000 | 2.27% |
| 1979 | 44,000 | 2.33% |
| 1978 | 43,000 | 2.38% |
| 1977 | 42,000 | 2.44% |
| 1976 | 41,000 | 2.50% |
| 1975 | 40,000 | 2.56% |
| 1974 | 39,000 | 2.63% |
| 1973 | 38,000 | 2.70% |
| 1972 | 37,000 | 2.78% |
| 1971 | 36,000 | 2.86% |
| 1970 | 35,000 | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 34,000 | 3.03% |
| 1968 | 33,000 | 0.00% |
| 1967 | 33,000 | 3.13% |
| 1966 | 32,000 | 3.23% |
| 1965 | 31,000 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 31,000 | 3.33% |
| 1963 | 30,000 | 3.45% |
| 1962 | 29,000 | 0.00% |
| 1961 | 29,000 | 3.57% |
| 1960 | 28,000 | 0.00% |
| 1959 | 28,000 | 3.70% |
| 1958 | 27,000 | 0.00% |
| 1957 | 27,000 | 3.85% |
| 1956 | 26,000 | 0.00% |
| 1955 | 26,000 | 4.00% |
| 1954 | 25,000 | 0.00% |
| 1953 | 25,000 | 4.17% |
| 1952 | 24,000 | 0.00% |
| 1951 | 24,000 | 4.35% |
| 1950 | 23,000 | 0.00% |
