WTMG Intelligence
Thailand Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Thailand's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score61.9469
Global RMOS Rank#66 of 171
Migration Momentum61.0
International Migrant Stock3,179,399
Migrant Share4.4%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Thailand's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS61.9469
Global rank#66
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 38.6%
Migrant-stock rank#20 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#84 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 61.0 | 25% | 15.2412 |
| Migrant Market Size | 88.9 | 20% | 17.7778 |
| Migrant Share | 45.9 | 15% | 6.8824 |
| GDP per Capita | 46.1 | 15% | 6.9101 |
| GDP Growth | 41.8 | 10% | 4.1808 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 69.5 | 10% | 6.9547 |
| Visa Accessibility | 80.0 | 5% | 4.0000 |
| Stored final RMOS | 61.9469 | ||
Thailand migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Thailand Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock3,179,399
2020 migrant stock3,015,007
2015 migrant stock2,853,248
2020-2024 change+164,392 (+5.5%)
2015-2024 change+326,151 (+11.4%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Thailand
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cambodia | 375,635 | 345,733 | 312,427 | +29,902 (+8.6%) |
| #2 | Japan | 104,515 | 96,936 | 88,674 | +7,579 (+7.8%) |
| #3 | China | 85,764 | 100,327 | 121,694 | -14,563 (-14.5%) |
| #4 | India | 56,847 | 53,300 | 49,584 | +3,547 (+6.7%) |
| #5 | USA | 52,400 | 48,509 | 44,243 | +3,891 (+8.0%) |
| #6 | Germany | 31,844 | 29,457 | 26,832 | +2,387 (+8.1%) |
| #7 | France | 30,148 | 27,723 | 25,017 | +2,425 (+8.7%) |
| #8 | Philippines | 23,402 | 21,554 | 19,500 | +1,848 (+8.6%) |
| #9 | Vietnam | 17,986 | 17,713 | 17,687 | +273 (+1.5%) |
| #10 | South Korea | 16,518 | 15,810 | 15,169 | +708 (+4.5%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Thailand
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | USA | 307,741 | 283,039 | 271,800 | +24,702 (+8.7%) |
| #2 | South Korea | 199,861 | 171,058 | 73,878 | +28,803 (+16.8%) |
| #3 | Australia | 109,845 | 88,230 | 66,376 | +21,615 (+24.5%) |
| #4 | Malaysia | 70,718 | 69,539 | 68,074 | +1,179 (+1.7%) |
| #5 | Japan | 61,263 | 83,234 | 76,083 | -21,971 (-26.4%) |
| #6 | Sweden | 47,636 | 43,969 | 38,465 | +3,667 (+8.3%) |
| #7 | Cambodia | 34,957 | 33,048 | 30,806 | +1,909 (+5.8%) |
| #8 | Norway | 24,801 | 22,304 | 18,017 | +2,497 (+11.2%) |
| #9 | Switzerland | 22,654 | 21,339 | 19,538 | +1,315 (+6.2%) |
| #10 | Canada | 19,110 | 17,471 | 17,353 | +1,639 (+9.4%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
69.5
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 5 covered WTLG cities.
Explore Thailand Destination Intelligence on WhereToLiveGuideWTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
80.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 80.0, based on 5 contributing cities.
Thailand against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Thailand | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 61.9 | 55.8 | +6.2 |
| Migration Momentum | 61.0 | 60.1 | +0.8 |
| Migrant Market Size | 88.9 | 50.3 | +38.6 |
| Migrant Share | 45.9 | 50.0 | -4.1 |
| GDP per Capita | 46.1 | 51.1 | -5.1 |
| GDP Growth | 41.8 | 50.6 | -8.8 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 69.5 | 67.0 | +2.5 |
| Visa Accessibility | 80.0 | 60.0 | +20.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.