International tourism, number of departures in Italy
Italy: International tourism, number of departures was 21.45 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Italy, 1997–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of departures in Italy stood at 21.45 million. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.5% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Italy peaked at 62.21 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.45 million, in 2020.
That places Italy 11th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 40.20 million | — |
| 1998 | 42.43 million | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 42.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 44.63 million | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 43.61 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 44.66 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 46.36 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 40.40 million | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 43.41 million | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 46.37 million | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 49.17 million | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 54.42 million | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 54.84 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.30 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 52.62 million | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 53.34 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 52.63 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 55.17 million | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 57.42 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 57.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.04 million | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 61.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 62.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.45 million | -65.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.67 million | 40.20 million | 42.43 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.79 million | 40.40 million | 54.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.74 million | 52.62 million | 62.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.45 million | 21.45 million | 21.45 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 8 India 26.91 million compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.83 million compare
- 10 Netherlands 22.05 million compare
- 12 France 21.29 million compare
- 13 China 20.33 million compare
- 14 Switzerland 19.80 million compare
More private sector data for Italy
- Merchandise trade 54.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 66.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 668.67 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 79.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 726.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,331 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Italy?
- International tourism, number of departures in Italy was 21.45 million 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 62.21 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.45 million in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.