TABLE 3 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF MIGRANTS BY TYPE OF MIGRATION AND CURRENT RESIDENCE
 
Current Residence Total Same Changwat in 1997 Residence Between Changwat From Foreign and Unknown Previous Residence Percentage Migrants between Region per Between Changwat
Total Within Region Between Region
Whole kingdom

3,159,069

1,103,627

1,999,225

524,652

1,474,573

56,217

73.8

 

(100.0)

(34.9)

(63.3)

(16.6)

(46.7)

(1.8)

- -
Bangkok Metropolis

196,838

- -

189,916

- -

189,916

6,921

100.0

 

(100.0)

- -

(96.5)

- -

(96.5)

(3.5)

- -
Central Region

1,082,538

485,403

591,561

156,693

434,868

5,575

73.5

(Excld. BMA.) xclu. Bkk.)

(100.0)

(44.8)

(54.7)

(14.5)

(40.2)

(0.5)

- -
Northern Region

407,557

148,446

250,291

80,115

170,176

8,821

68.0

 

(100.0)

(36.4)

(61.4)

(19.7)

(41.7)

(2.2)

- -
Northeastern Region

1,042,556

231,223

784,330

167,446

616,884

27,003

78.7

 

(100.0)

(22.2)

(75.2)

(16.0)

(59.2)

(2.6)

- -
Southern Region

429,579

238,555

183,128

120,398

62,730

7,897

34.3

 

(100.0)

(55.5)

(42.6)

(28.0)

(14.6)

(1.8)

- -
 

Source : The Migration Survey 1997.