International tourism, number of departures in Austria
Austria: International tourism, number of departures was 3.96 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Austria, 2000–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Austria recorded 3.96 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Austria peaked at 11.90 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.96 million, in 2020.
Austria ranks 36th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.53 million | — |
| 2001 | 8.35 million | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 8.27 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.38 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.37 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8.21 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 10.04 million | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 9.88 million | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.68 million | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.12 million | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 9.88 million | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.87 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.96 million | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 10.67 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.99 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.63 million | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 11.53 million | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 11.49 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.04 million | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 11.90 million | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 3.96 million | -66.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3.96 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.67 million, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Austria's 3.96 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.87 million, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of departures in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -66.7% | 11.90 million | 3.96 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.88 million | 7.53 million | 10.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.90 million | 9.87 million | 11.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 million | 3.96 million | 3.96 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 98.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 104.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Austria?
- International tourism, number of departures in Austria was 3.96 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.90 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.96 million in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Austria ranks 36th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.