Euro area vs France: International tourism, number of departures

Euro area
337.84 million
in 2019
France
21.29 million
in 2020
Euro area rank
14th
France rank
12th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • Euro area
  • France
0100.0M200.0M300.0M199720082020

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 337.84 million against 21.29 million in France, a difference of 316.55 million.

That makes Euro area's figure about 15.9 times France's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 14th and France ranks 12th of 26 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area France Difference Ahead
2000s 253.28 million 30.46 million 222.82 million Euro area
2010s 285.82 million 35.50 million 250.32 million Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, Euro area or France?
Euro area, at 337.84 million against 21.29 million in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between Euro area and France?
316.55 million, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and France?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Euro area and France rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
Euro area ranks 14th and France ranks 12th of 26 groups.
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 departures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of departures
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 2,929 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.