Health in Songkhla, Thailand: official figures
Songkhla had 27 hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds in 2024, holding 4,035 beds between them; Thailand had 1,404 such establishments and 174,336 beds.
How many hospital beds are there in Songkhla?
Songkhla has 2.4 hospital beds for every 1,000 residents (using the 2024 population estimate), 38th lowest of 77 provinces; for Thailand it is 2.5.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyAre there more public or private hospital beds in Songkhla?
Of the 4,035 beds in Songkhla, 2,619 (65%) were in the 19 Ministry of Public Health establishments and 472 (12%) in the 4 private ones; the rest were run by other ministries, local government, state enterprises and independent public agencies.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyIs Songkhla getting more hospital beds?
The number of hospital beds in Songkhla went from 3,940 in 2022 to 4,035 in 2024, up 2.4%.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health data · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Songkhla?
Songkhla had 8.6 physicians for every 10,000 residents in 2024 (B.E. 2567) in the Ministry of Public Health's medical personnel statistics, about one for every 1,160 people, ranking 8th highest of 77 provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow many nurses are there in Songkhla?
Songkhla had 34.7 professional nurses per 10,000 residents in 2024, ranking 11th highest of 77 provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Songkhla?
There were 1.9 dentists and 2.5 pharmacists per 10,000 people in Songkhla in 2024; the dentist ratio is 6th highest of 77 and the pharmacist ratio 22nd highest of 77 among the provinces.
Source: National Statistical Office of Thailand, from Ministry of Public Health (Office of the Permanent Secretary) data · saved copyHow Songkhla compares with other provinces
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2024)
Songkhla ranks 40 of 77, highest first. Beds in hospitals and medical establishments with patient beds, divided by the NESDC 2024 population estimate.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Suphan Buri | 2.4 |
| 38 | Amnat Charoen | 2.4 |
| 39 | Chaiyaphum | 2.4 |
| 40 | Songkhla | 2.4 |
| 41 | Lop Buri | 2.4 |
| 42 | Trang | 2.4 |
| 43 | Trat | 2.3 |
Physicians per 10,000 people (2024)
Songkhla ranks 8 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Physicians per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Phitsanulok | 9.8 |
| 6 | Khon Kaen | 9.5 |
| 7 | Chon Buri | 9.0 |
| 8 | Songkhla | 8.6 |
| 9 | Nakhon Nayok | 8.0 |
| 10 | Nakhon Pathom | 7.5 |
| 11 | Pathum Thani | 7.4 |
Professional nurses per 10,000 people (2024)
Songkhla ranks 11 of 77, highest first. Ministry of Public Health medical personnel statistics, B.E. 2567.
| Rank | Region | Professional nurses per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chanthaburi | 38.0 |
| 9 | Sing Buri | 35.1 |
| 10 | Phitsanulok | 35.0 |
| 11 | Songkhla | 34.7 |
| 12 | Trat | 33.8 |
| 13 | Surat Thani | 31.8 |
| 14 | Pathum Thani | 31.4 |
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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…)
- 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…)
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