Si Sa Ket: population, income, jobs, poverty, hospitals, doctors and school test scores
Si Sa Ket is a province of Thailand, number 23 of 77 by population. Si Sa Ket had an estimated 910,620 residents in 2024, according to the population figures the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council uses for the provincial accounts (provisional); it ranks 23rd highest of 77 provinces by population and holds 1.3% of Thailand's 70.21 million people.
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86.2 billion baht
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In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Si Sa Ket: The gross provincial product (GPP) of Si Sa Ket was 86.2 billion baht in 2024 (provisional, current prices), 0.46% of Thailand's 18.68 trillion baht; 39th highest of 77 provinces by size of economy.
- Health in Si Sa Ket: Si Sa Ket had 24 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 2,491 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
- Education in Si Sa Ket: In the 2024 (B.E. 2567) O-NET national tests, Grade 6 students in Si Sa Ket averaged Thai 51.8, maths 27.0, science 40.7, English 28.7 (marks out of 100). The national averages were Thai 54.2, maths 29.2, science 42.9, English 33.5. Across the four subjects Si Sa Ket averaged 37.1 against 39.9 nationally, ranking 18th lowest of 77 provinces.
- Poverty and living standards in Si Sa Ket: 14.1% of people in Si Sa Ket lived below the national poverty line in 2024 (B.E. 2567), ranking 8th highest of 75 provinces with data (Thailand: 4.9%).
Is the population of Si Sa Ket growing?
The population estimate for Si Sa Ket shrank from 967,672 in 2019 to 910,620 in 2024, an average change of -1.21% a year (Thailand: +0.26% a year).
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Sources
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data: Hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds, and number of beds, by province and type of operator (to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8e9c224ab8db…)
- Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council: Gross Regional and Provincial Product, 2024 edition (current prices and chain volume measures, 1995-2024p), with provincial population, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 929ba8ab2624…)
- National Statistical Office of Thailand: Labour Force Survey: unemployed, current labour force, employed and working-age population by province, quarters 1-4 of B.E. 2568 (2025), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7f4f7e5349ce…)
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from National Institute of Educational Testing Service results: O-NET (Ordinary National Educational Test) average scores and number of candidates by province, Grades 6, 9 and 12, B.E. 2566 and 2567 (2023 and 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a3f8bdbd67f1…)
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data: Ratio of medical personnel to the population by province (physicians, dentists, pharmacists and professional nurses per 10,000 people, to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 95ac7bd4234a…)
- National Statistical Office of Thailand, from NESDC poverty statistics: Poverty by expenditure (poverty line, number of poor people and poverty headcount ratio by province, to B.E. 2567 / 2024), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0cf03dc02dc6…)
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