International tourism, number of departures in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: International tourism, number of departures was 928.93 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Post-demographic dividend, 1998–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 928.93 million for international tourism, number of departures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 928.93 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 500.28 million, in 1998.
That places Post-demographic dividend 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 500.28 million | — |
| 1999 | 526.13 million | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 557.05 million | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 555.27 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 567.80 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 567.03 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 594.53 million | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 613.39 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 709.16 million | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 726.39 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 731.32 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 711.24 million | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 719.82 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 734.16 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 745.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 758.16 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 763.95 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 788.12 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 825.41 million | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 874.81 million | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 905.88 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 928.93 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 513.21 million | 500.28 million | 526.13 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 633.32 million | 555.27 million | 731.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 804.48 million | 719.82 million | 928.93 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Post-demographic dividend?
- International tourism, number of departures in Post-demographic dividend was 928.93 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 928.93 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 500.28 million in 1998.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.