Expats in Thailand - numbers of

[bowie]

Thailand Expat Totals

A bit of interest, much discussion concerning just how many expats reside in Thailand – a recent article in the Bangkok Post concerning sex workers https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/special-reports/1716055/diving-into-sex-workreferenced/provided Links to the 2019 Thailand Migration Reportby the United Nations (UN)


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https://thailand.iom.int/sites/default/files/document/publications/Thailand%20Report%202019_22012019_HiRes.pdf

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United Nations Thematic Working Group on Migration in Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
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English Language Link:

https://thailand.iom.int/sites/default/files/document/publications/Thailand%20Report%202019_22012019_HiRes.pdf

there are approximately 73k retirees, 16k spousal, 38k Thai family and 24k resident family


Temporary Stay
Stay with Thais 37,822 stay
Stay with a resident family 23,640 stay
Stay with Thai Spouse 16,276 stay
Retirement 72,969 stay
Special – Investment 45,882 stay and work
Special – Industrial Estates 2,331 stay and work
Special – Petroleum 1,190 stay and work

Total(s) 150,707 stay 49,403 stay and work 200,110 All

[HuangLao]

Far too many.
A good cleansing is required.

[Norton]

Far too many.

0.29%. Getting way out of hand!

[Klondyke]

Far too many.

Wondering whether the figures are so high because the ones had left their home country from similar reasons as people leaving S.K., Venezuela, you name it...

[bowie]

A good cleansing is required.

They're working on it.

[bowie]

0.29%. Getting way out of hand!

Yea, seems like I can't go a month without bumping' into another one a dem foreign faces.

[cyrille]

Wondering whether the figures are so high because the ones had left their home country from similar reasons as people leaving S.K., Venezuela, you name it...

Umm...what?

[bowie]

similar reasons as people leaving S.K., Venezuela, you name it...

hmm... any port in a storm

[Headworx]

Far too many.
A good cleansing is required.

You being in America is a great start, fucking fraud...

[docmartin]

Saw a lot in the Khon Kaen mall but that’s to be expected I guess.
Saw a surprising number in Mahasarakham too despite it being a smaller city in bumfuck nowhere. One was a woman.
Interestingly most avoided eye contact or acknowledgement- possibly the red latex devil suit I wear in public is confronting.
Most did not seem to be outstanding specimens of western humanity.

[Mozzbie47]

Is it true Expats are finding Thailand to expensive to stay there now..?

[Seekingasylum]

Given that the country plays host to over 2 million Lao, Burmese and Cambodian migrants, I rather think 120,000 western grunters is of little statistical interest but somehow the Thai still manage to cite us as a reason for their racist and stupid policies.

[docmartin]

D’oh.edit - Wrong thread.

[bowie]

Is it true Expats are finding Thailand to expensive to stay there now..?

Some... think it out, it is a very easy thing to vacation in Thailand. It is a difficult and/or troublesome thing to stay in Thailand "long-term" unless you are well cashed up.

The easy out is the Thai Elite Visa - a cost prohibitive method unless you are, in a word, "rich".

Meeting age/marriage/family criteria still requires a moderate "sum" of money or income and rigmarole to qualify.

Summed up, most foreigners who reside in Thailand "long-term" do so for family reasons, for retirees - realize that many, many, many - such as myself, who are here on retiree visas are actually here for family, retiree visa is easier to qualify if you meet the age requirement. But, there are foreigners who did decide to retire in Thailand - they are already here and did retire earlier, things were "different" then so the analysis has changed.

Today, when an expat analyzes their options, the strength of the Thai Baht, is some cases will financially prevent a foreigner from staying here. Also, in some cases, the immigration requirements coupled with the strength of the Thai Baht may well make a foreigner decide it is just not worth the hassle.

So, to answer your question, yes, in some cases, Expats are finding Thailand to expensive to stay in now.

[cisco999]

Far too many.
A good cleansing is required.

Anything wrong with a bad cleansing?

[happynz]

Anything wrong with a bad cleansing?

The Bosnians in the former Yugoslavia and the Tutsi in Rwanda could chime in on that.

[Mozzbie47]

Great reply,,Thanx