Visitors
Revised9.3million
visitors
+1.0% vs 2024 (9,198,788)
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Southern region · TH-84
Surat Thani statistics
Surat Thani received 9,291,611 visitors in 2025 (4,929,637 Thai and 4,361,974 foreign), generating THB 136.5 billion in tourism revenue, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. It ranked 10th of 77 provinces by visitors and 4th by revenue.
- Data through
- 2025
- Updated
- Source retrieved
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Tourism revenue
RevisedTHB136billion
+2.0% vs 2024 (THB 133.8 billion)
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Accommodation occupancy
Revised77.6%
−1.0 points vs 2024 (78.5%)
- Period
- 2025
- Source
- Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Rank by visitors
Revised10th
2.6% of all province visits
- Period
- 2025, of 77
- Source
- Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports
Visitors
Hollow markers show provisional or estimated values. Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Domestic Tourism Statistics by province.
| Year | All visitors | Thai | Foreign |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,291,611 | 4,929,637 | 4,361,974 |
| 2024 | 9,198,788 | 4,829,188 | 4,369,600 |
| 2023 | 7,407,051 | 3,944,957 | 3,462,094 |
| 2022 | 3,953,035 | 3,151,316 | 801,719 |
| 2021 | 481,340 | 461,186 | 20,154 |
| 2020 | 1,814,891 | 1,185,706 | 629,185 |
| 2019 | 5,900,721 | 2,309,165 | 3,591,556 |
Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Domestic Tourism Statistics by province.
What the figures show
Between 2019 and 2025, visitor numbers in Surat Thani were highest in 2025 (9,291,611) and lowest in 2021 (481,340). Visitors in 2025 were 57.5% higher than in 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Foreign visitors made up 46.9% of visitors to Surat Thani in 2025, compared with 22.1% across all provinces. Tourism revenue averaged THB 14,686 per visitor, against THB 8,102 nationally (calculated by ThailandStats from the published totals).
The ministry counts a visitor in every province they visit, including day visitors and people visiting friends or relatives. These figures are therefore visits to Surat Thani, not a count of different people, and foreign visitors here are not the same measure as international arrivals to Thailand.
Tourism revenue
Hollow markers show provisional or estimated values. Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Domestic Tourism Statistics by province.
| Year | All visitors (THB) | From Thai visitors (THB) | From foreign visitors (THB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | THB 136.5 billion | THB 37.1 billion | THB 99.4 billion |
| 2024 | THB 133.8 billion | THB 35.9 billion | THB 97.8 billion |
| 2023 | THB 109.2 billion | THB 29.4 billion | THB 79.8 billion |
| 2022 | THB 37.8 billion | THB 22.3 billion | THB 15.5 billion |
| 2021 | THB 2.7 billion | THB 2.5 billion | THB 203.4 million |
| 2020 | THB 24.2 billion | THB 7.5 billion | THB 16.8 billion |
| 2019 | THB 94.3 billion | THB 17.0 billion | THB 77.2 billion |
Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Domestic Tourism Statistics by province.
Accommodation
| Year | Occupancy rate (%) | Guests |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.6% | 6,734,559 |
| 2024 | 78.5% | 6,600,159 |
| 2023 | 72.6% | 5,541,880 |
| 2022 | 42.6% | 2,972,157 |
| 2021 | 5.5% | 340,701 |
| 2020 | 20.0% | 1,565,922 |
| 2019 | 68.2% | 5,210,972 |
Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Domestic Tourism Statistics by province.
Compared with the Southern region
Surat Thani ranked 2nd of 14 provinces in the Southern region by visitors in 2025.
| Province | Visitors | Revenue | Rank in region | Rank of 77 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket | 14,248,853 | THB 555.4 billion | 1 | 4 |
| Surat Thani | 9,291,611 | THB 136.5 billion | 2 | 10 |
| Songkhla | 7,184,493 | THB 54.0 billion | 3 | 11 |
| Krabi | 6,335,295 | THB 105.9 billion | 4 | 15 |
| Nakhon Si Thammarat | 4,499,104 | THB 17.1 billion | 5 | 23 |
| Phang Nga | 4,355,456 | THB 59.0 billion | 6 | 24 |
| Satun | 2,374,987 | THB 13.5 billion | 7 | 39 |
| Yala | 2,033,274 | THB 8.3 billion | 8 | 44 |
| Chumphon | 1,969,220 | THB 8.0 billion | 9 | 45 |
| Phatthalung | 1,943,996 | THB 4.5 billion | 10 | 47 |
| Trang | 1,774,488 | THB 9.1 billion | 11 | 50 |
| Narathiwat | 1,241,434 | THB 4.8 billion | 12 | 60 |
| Ranong | 1,031,767 | THB 4.0 billion | 13 | 67 |
| Pattani | 643,995 | THB 2.1 billion | 14 | 74 |
Source: Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Domestic Tourism Statistics by province.
Nationally, Surat Thani ranked 4th of 77 by tourism revenue in 2025. See the most visited provinces in Thailand for the full ranking.
Minimum wage
The legal minimum wage in Surat Thani is 352 baht a day in most of the province, and 400 baht in Ko Samui district, set by the Wage Committee in Notification No. 14, in force since 1 July 2025. Larger hotels and entertainment venues pay at least 400 baht a day in every province. Compare all 77 provinces.
Common questions
How many tourists visit Surat Thani a year?
Surat Thani received 9,291,611 visitors in 2025: 4,929,637 Thai and 4,361,974 foreign, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Visitors are counted in every province they visit, including day trips, so this is the number of visits, not of different people.
How much do tourists spend in Surat Thani?
Visitors generated THB 136.5 billion in tourism revenue in Surat Thani in 2025, about THB 14,686 per visit (calculated by ThailandStats from the published totals).
Is Surat Thani one of the most visited provinces in Thailand?
Surat Thani ranked 10th of Thailand’s 77 provinces by visitors and 4th by tourism revenue in 2025. See the full ranking.
What is the hotel occupancy rate in Surat Thani?
Accommodation in Surat Thani had an average occupancy rate of 77.6% in 2025, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The figure covers hotels, resorts and other accommodation establishments.
What is the minimum wage in Surat Thani?
352 baht a day (400 baht in Ko Samui district), in force since 1 July 2025.
Which region is Surat Thani in?
Surat Thani (สุราษฎร์ธานี) is in the Southern region under Thailand’s six-region system. Its ISO 3166-2 code is TH-84.
About Surat Thani
- Name in Thai
- สุราษฎร์ธานี
- ISO 3166-2 code
- TH-84
- Region
- Southern (six-region system)
- Type
- Province (changwat)
Methodology
Figures are the Ministry of Tourism and Sports' January–December province table. The publisher defines visitors (ผู้เยี่ยมเยือน) as people travelling for tourism and other purposes such as visiting friends or relatives, whether or not they stay overnight, and whether they stay in accommodation, with friends or relatives, or elsewhere. Visitors are counted in each province they visit, so the national total is a count of province visits, not of people, and foreign visitors are not comparable with international arrivals. Revenue is the publisher's estimate of visitor spending in million baht. Occupancy is the accommodation occupancy rate in per cent. Each year is taken from the most recent release that reports it after review by the publisher's statistics committee (marked R), where one exists; the release is recorded for every value. The national figures are the publisher's own totals, not sums calculated by ThailandStats.
2020 and 2021 are marked P (preliminary). For those years the publisher counts foreign visitors as foreigners who entered Thailand before the border closure and stayed in the provinces, excluding foreigners working in Thailand.
The publisher's regional subtotals are not ingested: its regional grouping changed during the period and differs from the six-region system used on this site.
Two province names are misspelt in some releases (ประจวบศิรีขันธ์, ศรีษะเกษ) and are matched to Prachuap Khiri Khan and Sisaket.
Licence: the publisher does not state reuse terms (unconfirmed). Figures are republished as attributed statistical facts.
Sources
Tourism statistics by province, annual
- Source
- MOTS Domestic Tourism Statistics by province
- Dataset
- Domestic Tourism Statistics, classified by region and province (สถานการณ์การท่องเที่ยวในประเทศ รายจังหวัด): January–December cumulative table
- Last updated by publisher
- 17 June 2026
- Retrieved
- 23 September 2026
- Original dataset
- View original(opens in a new tab)
- Licence
- Not stated by the publisher (unconfirmed)
- ThailandStats dataset
- Tourism statistics by province, annual
Source releases used (5)
- สถานการณ์การท่องเที่ยวในประเทศ รายจังหวัด ปี 2563 (Domestic Tourism Statistics (Classify by region and province 2020))(opens in a new tab)Release as at 24 December 2021 · retrieved 23 September 2026 · SHA-256 f6296dc299d9…
- สถานการณ์การท่องเที่ยวในประเทศ รายจังหวัด ปี 2564 (Domestic Tourism Statistics (Classify by region and province 2021))(opens in a new tab)Release as at 21 January 2022 · retrieved 23 September 2026 · SHA-256 be6bfe5665ba…
- สถานการณ์การท่องเที่ยวในประเทศ รายจังหวัด ปี 2566 (Domestic Tourism Statistics (Classify by region and province 2023))(opens in a new tab)Release as at 18 March 2024 · retrieved 23 September 2026 · SHA-256 01ef829d9372…
- สถานการณ์การท่องเที่ยวในประเทศ รายจังหวัด รายเดือน ปี 2567 (Domestic Tourism Statistics (Classify by region and province 2024)) (ผ่านคณะกรรมการฯ กำกับสถิติ)(opens in a new tab)Release as at 28 August 2025 · retrieved 23 September 2026 · SHA-256 30bdf3728054…
- สถานการณ์การท่องเที่ยวในประเทศ รายจังหวัด รายเดือน ปี 2568R (Domestic Tourism Statistics (Classify by region and province 2025R))(opens in a new tab)Release as at 17 June 2026 · retrieved 23 September 2026 · SHA-256 1bb38d9d64c0…
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