Thailand

The Esri Thai datasets include Standard Demographics sourced from Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Advanced Demographics sourced from Esri Thailand, and Places and Points of Interest (POI) data sourced from NOSTRA and Foursquare.

Data sources

Standard Demographics
Release:	November 2022.
Vintage:	2022
Data:	© Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2022 based on © National Statistical Office, UN.
Boundaries:	© Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, 2022. Data Source for Digital Boundaries: 2022 Michael Bauer Research GmbH based on. © GISTDA (Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency), Thailand. All sources modified and enhanced by Michael Bauer Research GmbH, utilization only with authorization.
Settlement Points:	Nostra 2021 Housing Units used to create 90m Hexagonal Mean Centroids verified with Esri imagery and 2020 Settlement Points.
Advanced Demographics
Release:	April 2023.
Vintage:	2021
Data:	© Esri Thailand, 2021 demographic data provides key population and household attributes reported by both government agencies including Department of Provincial Administration, National Statistical Office, Community Development Department and Thai private sector company GlobeTech Co., Ltd.
Boundaries:	© Esri Thailand, 2021 province, district, and sub-district for the whole country of Thailand.
Settlement Points:	These population weighted hexagonal centroid settlement points were created using the 2021 Nostra residential housing unit points. They were verified and corrected using Esri Imagery and previous Settlement Points.

Dataset information

Thailand
Three-letter ISO country code	THA
Currency	Thai baht
Three-letter currency code	THB
Number of Standard Demographics attributes available	106
Number of Standard Demographics geography levels	3
Number of Advanced Demographics attributes available	478
Number of Advanced Demographics geography levels	4

Geography levels

Geography levels	Available for Thailand	Available through ArcGIS.com maps	Standard Demographics feature count	Advanced Demographics feature count
Country	X	X	1	1
Provinces	X	X	77	77
Districts	X	X	928	928
Subdistricts*	X	X	--	7436

Note:

* Advanced Demographics only

Data apportionment settings

Learn more about how data apportionment works.

Threshold upper bound	Aggregation method	Standard Demographics level of geography	Advanced Demographics level of geography
150 km	Block Apportion	TH.Districts	TH.Subdistricts
250 km	Centroids in Polygon	--	TH.Subdistricts
more	Centroids in Polygon	TH.Districts	TH.Districts

Standard Demographics

The following examples are representative of the Standard Demographics variables and data categories available for this region. See the Standard Demographics reference documents for the full list of available variables and sample report.

Data type	Year	Description
Total Population	2022	Count of total population by regional boundaries.
Population Density	2022	Regional population count divided by total regional sq. kilometers/miles.
Population per Mill	2022	Count of total regional population divided by total national population and multiplied by 1,000.
Total population by gender	2022	Count of regional male and female population.
Total population by age and gender	2022	Count of regional total, male, and female population grouped by age.
Total Households	2022	Count of total number of households within regional boundaries.
Average Household Size	2022	Average size of households within regional boundaries; calculated by dividing the number of persons living in households by the total number of households.
Purchasing Power	2022	Regional purchasing power. Data provided includes: Purchasing Power: Total—Total regional disposable income of private households. Purchasing Power: Per Mill—Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population and multiplied by 1,000. Purchasing Power: Per Capita—Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population. Purchasing Power: Index—A measure that compares the regional disposable income (income after taxes) to the national average, which has an index value of 100. For example, if a region's purchasing power index is 89, it has 11% less disposable income than the national average; if the region's index is 117, it has 17% more purchasing power than average.
Consumer Spending	2022	Total consumer spending for specific product and service categories. Data provided includes: Total expenditures—Total regional amount spent on the product or service category. For example, the total amount spent in this region on Alcoholic Beverages. Spending Per Mill—The total amount spent in this region on the product or service category divided by the total regional population and multiplied by 1,000. Spending Per Capita—The total amount spent in this region on the product or service category divided by the total regional population. Consumer Spending Index—A measure that compares regional spending on the product or service category to national spending. The national index value is 100. If a region's spending index is 89, the region spends 11% less than the national average on this category; if the regional index is 117, it spends 17% more than the national average.

Standard Demographics reference documents

• Release notes (PDF)
• Variable list (CSV)
• Sample report (PDF)
• ArcGIS Living Atlas maps

Advanced Demographics

Data categories

Esri provides Advanced Demographics in the below data categories for Thailand.

Data category	Thailand
Population
Income
Age
Households
Education
Spending
Jobs
Key Facts

Example variables

The following examples are representative of the available variables in the Advanced Demographics data categories for this region. See the Advanced Demographics reference documents for the full list of available variables, methodology, and sample report.

Data type	Year	Description
Total Population	2021	Count of total regional population.
Population by gender	2021	Count of regional male and female population.
Population Density	2021	Regional population count divided by regional land measurement.
Nationality	2021	Count of regional population grouped by specific nationality or country of origin categories; might be further refined by age or gender categories.
Population by age and gender	2021	Count of regional population grouped by age and gender.
Educational Attainment	2021	Count of regional population grouped by educational attainment levels; might be further refined by age, gender, and race or ethnicity categories.
Total households	2021	Count of regional households, typically defined as persons living together in one housing unit.
Average household size	2021	Calculates average number of household members for this region; divides regional total number of all households and various household categories by the regional total number of household members.
Household spending	2021	Estimated regional, annual household spending; might be provided in both a total regional amount spent annually by all households combined and an average dividing the total regional amount spent annually by the number of households in the region.
Occupations	2021	Count of regional adult population and householders by specific professions or industries; might be further refined by age, gender, and race or ethnicity categories.

Advanced Demographics reference documents

• Esri Thailand release notes (PDF)
• Esri Thailand variable list (CSV)
• Methodology Statement Esri Thailand: 2021 Demographic Data (PDF)
• Esri Thailand sample report (PDF)
• ArcGIS Living Atlas maps (Esri Thailand)

Points of Interest

The Thai Points of Interest data is sourced from NOSTRA.

Places & Points of Interest data sourced from Foursquare is also available. See Places & Points of Interest for more information.

NOSTRA
Vintage:	Q4 2021.
Base level geography:	Geocoded points.

The following documents provide information on the data from NOSTRA:

• Landmark POIs (PDF)
• Landmark POI Code descriptions (PDF)
• POI Trademark Code descriptions (PDF)