International tourism, number of departures in Turkey
Turkey: International tourism, number of departures was 2.24 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Turkey, 1995–2020
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 Turkey is 2.24 million, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.8% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Turkey peaked at 9.65 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million, in 2020.
That places Turkey 51st out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.98 million | — |
| 1996 | 4.26 million | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 4.63 million | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 4.60 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 4.76 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 5.28 million | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 4.86 million | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 5.13 million | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 5.93 million | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 7.30 million | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 8.25 million | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 8.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.96 million | -40.1% |
| 2008 | 4.89 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.56 million | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 6.56 million | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 6.28 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.80 million | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 7.53 million | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 7.98 million | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.75 million | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 7.89 million | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 8.89 million | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 8.38 million | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 9.65 million | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 2.24 million | -76.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 2.24 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 million, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 2.24 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.87 million, 78% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of departures in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -76.8% | 9.65 million | 2.24 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.45 million | 3.98 million | 4.76 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.04 million | 4.86 million | 8.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.77 million | 5.80 million | 9.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 million | 2.24 million | 2.24 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More private sector data for Turkey
- Merchandise trade 40.0% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 365.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 58.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 11.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 273.36 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 122.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,183 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Turkey?
- International tourism, number of departures in Turkey was 2.24 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Turkey ranks 51st out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.