International tourism, number of departures in Australia
Australia: International tourism, number of departures was 2.83 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Australia, 1995–2020
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 Australia is 2.83 million, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 75.6% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Australia peaked at 11.62 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million, in 1995.
Australia ranks 44th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.52 million | — |
| 1996 | 2.73 million | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 2.93 million | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 3.16 million | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 3.21 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.50 million | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 3.44 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.46 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.39 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.37 million | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 4.76 million | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 4.94 million | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5.46 million | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 5.81 million | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 6.28 million | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 7.10 million | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 7.79 million | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 8.21 million | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 9.05 million | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 9.48 million | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 9.81 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 10.39 million | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 10.93 million | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 11.40 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 11.62 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.83 million | -75.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.91 million | 2.52 million | 3.21 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.54 million | 3.39 million | 6.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.58 million | 7.10 million | 11.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 million | 2.83 million | 2.83 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Australia?
- International tourism, number of departures in Australia was 2.83 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.62 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Australia ranks 44th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.