Pattaya Demographics

The city had 101,378 registered inhabitants in 2007. But that figure excludes the large number of Thais who work in Pattaya (many come and go for tourism related work) but remain registered in their hometowns, and many long-term expatriate visitors. Including non registered residents, the population numbers around 300,000 at any given time. Other estimates put the figure as high as 500,000