International tourism, number of departures in Estonia
Estonia: International tourism, number of departures was 558,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, number of departures in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 558,000 for international tourism, number of departures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.2% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Estonia peaked at 2.08 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 438,000, in 2006.
Estonia ranks 79th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.76 million | — |
| 1996 | 1.55 million | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 1.62 million | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.66 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.78 million | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.80 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.66 million | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 2.08 million | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 438,000 | -78.9% |
| 2007 | 677,000 | +54.6% |
| 2008 | 692,000 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 752,000 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 955,000 | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.17 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.43 million | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million | +61.8% |
| 2019 | 1.70 million | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 558,000 | -67.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.67 million | 1.55 million | 1.78 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.24 million | 438,000 | 2.08 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million | 955,000 | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 558,000 | 558,000 | 558,000 | 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 departures in Estonia?
- International tourism, number of departures in Estonia was 558,000 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 438,000 in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Estonia ranks 79th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.