International tourism, number of departures in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: International tourism, number of departures was 12,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, number of departures in French Polynesia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of departures in French Polynesia stood at 12,000. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.0% on the previous year and down 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in French Polynesia peaked at 89,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12,000, in 2020.
French Polynesia ranks 114th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 63,000 | — |
| 1996 | 65,000 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 88,000 | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 89,000 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 84,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 83,000 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 48,000 | -42.2% |
| 2015 | 55,000 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 48,000 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 55,000 | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 47,000 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 63,000 | +34.0% |
| 2020 | 12,000 | -81.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,000 | 63,000 | 65,000 | 2 |
| 2000s | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 1 |
| 2010s | 63,556 | 47,000 | 89,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More private sector data for French Polynesia
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2024)
- Food imports 15.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 43.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 175.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 619.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0251 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in French Polynesia?
- International tourism, number of departures in French Polynesia was 12,000 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 89,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,000 in 2020.
- How does French Polynesia rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- French Polynesia ranks 114th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.