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Overseas Thai people (Thai: คนไทยพลัดถิ่น, คนไทยในต่างแดน) number approximately 1.1 million persons worldwide. They can be roughly divided into two groups:

A "non-resident Thai" is a citizen of Thailand who holds a Thai passport and has temporarily emigrated to another country for employment, residence, education or any other purpose. The Bank of Thailand estimates that, as of 2016, 1,120,837 Thais worked overseas.

• Israel: As of 2018, a total of 24,746 Thais, mostly agricultural workers, temporarily resided in Israel. They reportedly earn a minimum of about 47,000 baht a month.

• Republic of Korea: As of September 2018, there were reportedly 192,163 Thais living in South Korea. The Korean Justice Ministry estimates that the number of illegal Thai residents soared from 68,449 in 2017 to 122,192 as of August 2018.

A "person of Thai origin" is a person of Thai origin or ancestry who was or whose ancestors were born in Thailand or other countries under Thai ancestry and holds non-Thai citizenship. A person of Thai origin might have been a citizen of Thailand and subsequently taken the citizenship of another country.

Overseas Thai communities

• Thai Americans
• Thai Australians
• Thai Canadians
• Thais in India
• Thais in Japan
• Malaysian Siamese
• Thai New Zealanders
• Thais in Hong Kong
• Thais in Singapore
• Thais in the United Kingdom
• Koh Kong people [th]
• Tanintharyi Thai [th]
• Yodaya people [th]

References

1. Rujivanarom, Pratch (2017-12-23). "Thais working abroad prone to exploitation". The Nation. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
2. Charoensuthipan, Penchan (2018-11-30). "Israel a new graveyard for migrant workers". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
3. "Israel's forgotten Thai workers". BBC News (Video). 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
4. "More than 10,000 Thais deported from South Korea for overstaying their visa". The Nation. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
5. Seung-jae, Kim (5 November 2018). "Thousands of Illegal Thai Workers Flood Korea". The Chosunilbo. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
6. Talk Vietnam (3 March 2014). "Historical traces of Thai community found in Myanmar". Talk Vietnam. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

External links

Media related to Thai diaspora at Wikimedia Commons

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