International tourism, number of departures in Denmark
Denmark: International tourism, number of departures was 4.23 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Denmark, 1996–2020
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 Denmark is 4.23 million, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 53.5% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Denmark peaked at 9.65 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.23 million, in 2020.
That places Denmark 33rd out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.04 million | — |
| 1997 | 4.69 million | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 4.79 million | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.74 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 5.01 million | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 4.95 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.56 million | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 4.63 million | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 5.47 million | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 6.13 million | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 6.56 million | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 6.35 million | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 7.04 million | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 7.73 million | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 7.85 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.84 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.98 million | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 8.53 million | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 8.99 million | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 9.65 million | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 8.09 million | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 7.47 million | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.09 million | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 4.23 million | -53.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.82 million | 4.69 million | 5.04 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.66 million | 4.63 million | 7.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.22 million | 6.98 million | 9.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 million | 4.23 million | 4.23 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More private sector data for Denmark
- Merchandise trade 61.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 136.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 148.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,692 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3208 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Denmark?
- International tourism, number of departures in Denmark was 4.23 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.23 million in 2020.
- How does Denmark rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Denmark ranks 33rd out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.