International tourism, number of departures in Albania
Albania: International tourism, number of departures was 2.91 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Albania, 2001–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in Albania is 2.91 million, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 50.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Albania peaked at 5.92 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 955,000, in 2001.
Albania ranks 42nd of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 955,000 | — |
| 2002 | 1.30 million | +36.4% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 2.10 million | +23.8% |
| 2006 | 2.62 million | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 2.98 million | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 3.72 million | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 3.40 million | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 3.44 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 4.12 million | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 3.96 million | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.93 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.15 million | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.50 million | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 4.85 million | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 5.19 million | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 5.42 million | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.92 million | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 2.91 million | -50.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.23 million | 955,000 | 3.72 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.55 million | 3.44 million | 5.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 million | 2.91 million | 2.91 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More private sector data for Albania
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 54.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 4.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,850 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Albania?
- International tourism, number of departures in Albania was 2.91 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 departures recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 955,000 in 2001.
- How does Albania rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Albania ranks 42nd out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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 departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.