International tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): International tourism, number of departures was 174.31 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2004–2019
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 174.31 million, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 174.31 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.74 million, in 2004.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76.74 million | — |
| 2005 | 85.80 million | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 91.55 million | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 100.44 million | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 104.73 million | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 102.23 million | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 110.30 million | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 123.28 million | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 132.55 million | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 147.04 million | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 137.00 million | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 129.80 million | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 133.10 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 153.45 million | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 165.72 million | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 174.31 million | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.58 million | 76.74 million | 104.73 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 140.65 million | 110.30 million | 174.31 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- International tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 174.31 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 174.31 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.74 million in 2004.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.