Nonthaburi province

Population

Population history of Nonthaburi province is as follows:^[9][10]

Religion

Most people in Nonthaburi province are Buddhist, 96.1%, followed by Islam, 3.1%.
Other religions are: Christianity 0.59%, Confucianism, Sikhism and others 0.07%, and Hinduism 0.05%.

There are total 198 Theravada Buddhist temples in the province, of which 189 Maha Nikai and 9 Dhammayut temples.^[11][12]

Further there are 38 Cristian churches and 19 Mosques in the province.

Provincial government

The province is divided into six districts (amphoes).The districts are further subdivided into 52 subdistricts (tambons) and 395 villages (mubans).^[13]

Local government

As of 20 March 2026 there are: one Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization - PAO (ongkan borihan suan changwat) and thirty-five municipal (thesaban) areas in the province. The capital Nonthaburi, Pak Kret and Bang Bua Thong have city (thesaban nakhon) status. Further twenty-two have town (thesaban mueang) status and ten subdistrict municipalities (thesaban tambon).^[13]

The non-municipal areas are administered by 10 Subdistrict Administrative
Organizations - SAO (ongkan borihan suan tambon).

High education

• Total four high education entities with 18,116 students.^[42]

Vocational education

• Total thirteen vocational colleges with 13,696 students.

Secondary education

• Total 40 upper secondary schools with 24,684 students.
• Total 31 lower secondary schools with 33,748 students.

Primary education

• Total 98 primary schools with 57,581 pupils.

Government hospitals

There are eleven government hospitals in Nonthaburi province, of which Mueang Nonthaburi district has one regional hospital:
Phra Nang Klao Hospital with 657 beds.
There are seven community hospitals in the other five districts:

Furthermore, there are three specialized hospitals in Mueang Nonthaburi district:

Private hospitals

There are thirteen private hospitals in Nonthaburi province:

Health promoting hospitals

There are total 78 health-promoting hospitals in the province, of which: 16 in Mueang Nonthaburi, 15 in Bang Bua Thong, 15 in Pak Kret, 13 in Sai Noi, 11 in Bang Kruai and 8 in Bang Yai districts.^[43]

Clinics

Around 743 clinics are in Nonthaburi province, of which 334 clinics in Mueang Nonthaburi, 184 Pak Kret, 93 Bang Bua Thong, 64 Bang Yai, 59 Bang Kruai and 9 Sai Noi districts.^[44]

Economic output

In 2023, Nonthaburi province had an economic output of 400.388 billion baht (US$10.54 billion). This amounts to per capita gross provincial product (GPP) of 214,515 baht (US$5,645).^[45] In 2025 the total workforce was 1,228,109 of which 1,219,841 persons were employed in economic activity. In agriculture and fishery 16,366 persons (1.3%) were employed and in the non-agricultural sector 1,203,476 persons (98.7%).^[46]

Trade

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, the biggest sector of the economy generated 66,962 million baht (US$1,762 million) or 16.7% of GPP with 17,734 registered entities and a workforce of 332,570 people (27.3% of all employed persons ).

Manufacturing

The second sector of the economy generated 54,544 million baht (US$1,435 million) or 13.6% of GPP with 3,5162 registered entities and a workforce of 199,544 people (16.4%).

Construction

1,340 construction entities and a workforce of 74,109 people (6.1%) contributed 14,011 million baht (US$368 million) or 3.5% of GPP.

Agriculture

Nonthaburi province is renowned for growing the best durians in the country. Durian has been a well-known fruit in this province for 400 years.^[47] The fruit is known as "Durian Non" which means durian from Nonthaburi province.^[48] It is also known as the most expensive durian in the world.^[47] There are six groups of Nonthaburi durian which are Kop, Luang, Kan Yao, Kampan, Thong Yoi, and miscellaneous.^[48] Most durian orchards are near rivers such as the Chao Phraya. This is because the soil next to the river is good for planting which is also good for durian trees.^[47] Many durian orchards have disappeared due to flooding and pollution.^[48] The price of durian Non depends on its group. Kan Yao is the most expensive, starting from around 10,000 baht up to 20,000 baht (or about US$600) for one durian. The Kan Yao itself is not easy to find in normal markets. The main reason for the high price is because it is rare. The recent flood in 2011 cleared out almost all of the durian trees in Nonthaburi, and only a few trees have been newly planted.^[47] Also, residential areas are expanding into agricultural areas.^[48]

Agriculture and fishery in Nonthaburi province, the sixteenth sector of the economy, generated 5,515 million baht (US$145 million) or 1.4% of GPP with a workforce of 16,366 (1.3% of all employed persons).

Agricultural land use 270 km² (100 sq mi) is 43.4% of total land of Nonthaburi province 622 km² (240 sq mi). This is divided as follows: paddy land: 152 km² (59 sq mi) 24.4%, farmland: 70 km² (27 sq mi) 11,3%, orchard/perennial crop: 27 km² (10 sq mi) 4.3% and vegetable/ornamental plant: 20 km² (7.7 sq mi) 3.2%.^[49]

Production of the arable crop: rice 113,403 tonnes.

Production of the eight main vegetable crops: lettuce 1,346 tonnes, Chinese kale 1,134 tonnes, pakchoi 912 tonnes, water convolvulus 749 tonnes, holy basil 400 tonnes, Chinese chive 381 tonnes, water mimosa 218 tonnes and Thai basil 174 tonnes.

Production of the five main fruit crops: mango 1,465 tonnes, banana 1,117 tonnes; sweet young coconut 569 tonnes, lime 501 tonnes and pomelo 387 tonnes.

Animal husbandry

Livestock produced included: chickens 113,905, ducks 93,663, goats 4,428 and beef cattle 2,491.

Fisheries

Total catch from 2,053 freshwater aquaculture farms amounted to 2,746 tonnes.