International tourism, number of departures in Euro area
Euro area: International tourism, number of departures was 337.84 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Euro area, 1997–2019
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 Euro area is 337.84 million, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Euro area peaked at 338.49 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 176.50 million, in 1997.
That places Euro area 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 176.50 million | — |
| 1998 | 200.81 million | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 213.46 million | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 222.90 million | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 223.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 227.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 237.31 million | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 232.66 million | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 241.46 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 240.21 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 251.32 million | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 261.35 million | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 260.25 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 261.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 263.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 259.79 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 262.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 265.84 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 271.60 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 285.85 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 311.20 million | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 338.49 million | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 337.84 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196.92 million | 176.50 million | 213.46 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 239.79 million | 222.90 million | 261.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 285.82 million | 259.79 million | 338.49 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More private sector data for Euro area
- Merchandise trade 69.0% (2025)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 76.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 17,654 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3516 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Euro area?
- International tourism, number of departures in Euro area was 337.84 million in 2019, 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 338.49 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 176.50 million in 1997.
- How does Euro area rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Euro area ranks 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.