Phuket Tourism Pulse

Foreign Tourists on Island

avg stay ~14 days

Foreign Residents & Expats

Long-stay visa holders

Domestic Tourists (Thai)

avg stay 3 days

Total Visitor Population

+450K residents = island total

Nationality Heatmap

Estimated concurrent tourists by nationality and month

On Island Right Now

Top nationalities by estimated headcount

Cuisine Demand Index

Current month visitor mix by food preference

Foreign Residents & Expats Breakdown

Estimated by nationality, seasonally adjusted. Sources: Thai Immigration, community estimates

Includes retirement visa holders, work permit holders, long-stay tourists, digital nomads, and serial visa runners. Seasonal adjustments based on immigration data and arrival patterns. Russian population peaks Nov-Mar (winter migration), Europeans peak Nov-Apr (dry season). Total varies ~50K-100K depending on season.

Methodology

Tourist population model estimates concurrent visitors on Phuket by nationality. Flight data from FlightRadar24 API (official paid tier). Passenger nationality distributed using hub transit coefficients calibrated against Phuket Immigration 2025 data via constrained least-squares optimization. Average length of stay per nationality sourced from immigration statistics (e.g. Russia 42 days, UK 14 days, China 5 days). Concurrent population = sum of daily arrivals over avg_stay window. Data updates daily.