International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Australia

International tourist arrivals in Australia in 2020 — 1,828,000 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 132. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 50.9%.

2020 1.83M people −80.69% vs 2019
World rank 46of 132
Period maximum 9.47M people2019
Period minimum 1.83M people2020

Trend over time

1995–2020 · people

International tourist arrivals — Australia, 1995–202002.5M5M7.5M10M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 3,726,000 people1996: 4,165,000 people1997: 4,318,000 people1998: 4,167,000 people1999: 4,459,000 people2000: 4,931,000 people2001: 4,856,000 people2002: 4,841,000 people2003: 4,746,000 people2004: 5,215,000 people2005: 5,499,000 people2006: 5,532,000 people2007: 5,644,000 people2008: 5,586,000 people2009: 5,490,000 people2010: 5,790,000 people2011: 5,771,000 people2012: 6,032,000 people2013: 6,482,000 people2014: 6,922,000 people2015: 7,449,000 people2016: 8,269,000 people2017: 8,815,000 people2018: 9,246,000 people2019: 9,466,000 people2020: 1,828,000 people
Change over the period: −1.9M (−50.94%) Average annual rate: -2.81 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 1.83M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 70.79M people
Australia and New Zealand computed 2.82M people
High-income countries computed 451M people
International tourist arrivals — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 1.83M −7.64M −80.69%
2019 9.47M +220,000 +2.38%
2018 9.25M +431,000 +4.89%
2017 8.82M +546,000 +6.6%
2016 8.27M +820,000 +11.01%
2015 7.45M +527,000 +7.61%
2014 6.92M +440,000 +6.79%
2013 6.48M +450,000 +7.46%
2012 6.03M +261,000 +4.52%
2011 5.77M −19,000 −0.33%
2010 5.79M +300,000 +5.46%
2009 5.49M −96,000 −1.72%
2008 5.59M −58,000 −1.03%
2007 5.64M +112,000 +2.02%
2006 5.53M +33,000 +0.6%
2005 5.5M +284,000 +5.45%
2004 5.22M +469,000 +9.88%
2003 4.75M −95,000 −1.96%
2002 4.84M −15,000 −0.31%
2001 4.86M −75,000 −1.52%
2000 4.93M +472,000 +10.59%
1999 4.46M +292,000 +7.01%
1998 4.17M −151,000 −3.5%
1997 4.32M +153,000 +3.67%
1996 4.17M +439,000 +11.78%
1995 3.73M

Australia and New Zealand, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 1.83M NZ New Zealand 996,000

About the indicator

The number of arrivals of foreign visitors who stay overnight in the country (tourists) over a year. Arrivals are counted, not people: the same person who comes three times gives three arrivals. Same-day visitors and passengers in transit are not counted, which noticeably lowers the indicator for transit hubs.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.