Poland vs World: International tourism, number of arrivals

Poland
88.52 million
in 2019
World
2.40 billion
in 2019
Poland rank
2nd
World rank
1st

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Poland
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 2.40 billion against 88.52 million in Poland, a difference of 2.31 billion.

That makes World's figure about 27.1 times Poland's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 201 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland World Difference Ahead
1990s 87.04 million 1.18 billion 1.09 billion World
2000s 62.04 million 1.50 billion 1.44 billion World
2010s 74.90 million 2.06 billion 1.98 billion World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Poland or World?
World, at 2.40 billion against 88.52 million in Poland as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Poland and World?
2.31 billion, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and World?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Poland and World rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Poland ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of arrivals
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 5,775 data points, 1995–2020
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International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.