International tourism, number of arrivals in Estonia
Estonia: International tourism, number of arrivals was 1.70 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.70 million for international tourism, number of arrivals in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.2% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Estonia peaked at 6.14 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 76th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.11 million | — |
| 1996 | 2.44 million | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 2.62 million | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 2.91 million | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 3.18 million | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 3.31 million | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 3.23 million | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.25 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.38 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 3.83 million | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 3.83 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.37 million | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 4.91 million | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 5.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.74 million | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 5.80 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.70 million | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.94 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.14 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.03 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.10 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.70 million | -72.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.65 million | 2.11 million | 3.18 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.47 million | 3.23 million | 3.83 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.57 million | 4.37 million | 6.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 million | 1.70 million | 1.70 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in Estonia?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Estonia was 1.70 million in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Estonia ranks 76th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.