France vs Netherlands: International tourism, number of departures

France
21.29 million
in 2020
Netherlands
22.05 million
in 2019
France rank
12th
Netherlands rank
10th

International tourism, number of departures over time

  • France
  • Netherlands
10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M199520072020

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 22.05 million against 21.29 million in France, a difference of 758,000.

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

France ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 117 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 30.46 million 17.74 million 12.72 million France
2010s 35.50 million 19.11 million 16.40 million France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of departures, France or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 22.05 million against 21.29 million in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of departures between France and Netherlands?
758,000, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do France and Netherlands rank globally for international tourism, number of departures?
France ranks 12th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 117 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 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.