International tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): International tourism, number of departures was 230.13 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 230.13 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 230.13 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 103.90 million, in 1997.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 26 groups on this measure, 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 103.90 million | — |
| 1998 | 105.59 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 115.39 million | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 126.52 million | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 120.11 million | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 116.18 million | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 111.53 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 118.88 million | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 131.90 million | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 142.20 million | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 154.15 million | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 161.44 million | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 147.86 million | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 159.96 million | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 173.80 million | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 187.91 million | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 207.11 million | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 178.27 million | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 180.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 181.77 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 204.34 million | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 218.95 million | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 230.13 million | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.29 million | 103.90 million | 115.39 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 133.08 million | 111.53 million | 161.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 192.24 million | 159.96 million | 230.13 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.3% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 49.6% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 1.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- International tourism, number of departures in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 230.13 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 230.13 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.90 million in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.