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International tourist arrivals — Barbados

International tourist arrivals in Barbados in 2019 — 966,000 people. Ranked 132 in the world out of 179. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 4.2%.

2019 966,000 people −28.76% vs 2018
World rank 132of 179
Period maximum 1.36M people2018
Period minimum 927,000 people1995

Trend over time

1995–2019 · people

International tourist arrivals — Barbados, 1995–2019800,0001M1.2M1.4M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 927,000 people1996: 957,000 people1997: 990,000 people1998: 1,019,000 people1999: 947,000 people2000: 1,078,000 people2001: 1,035,000 people2002: 1,021,000 people2003: 1,090,000 people2004: 1,273,000 people2005: 1,111,000 people2006: 1,102,000 people2007: 1,191,000 people2008: 1,165,000 people2009: 1,154,000 people2010: 1,197,000 people2011: 1,187,000 people2012: 1,053,000 people2013: 1,079,000 people2014: 1,079,000 people2015: 1,179,000 people2016: 1,227,000 people2017: 1,345,000 people2018: 1,356,000 people2019: 966,000 people
Change over the period: +39,000 (+4.21%) Average annual rate: 0.17 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Barbados 966,000 people
World 2.4B people
Latin America & Caribbean 202M people
Caribbean computed 46.73M people
High-income countries computed 1.53B people
International tourist arrivals — Barbados, by year Barbados All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 966,000 −390,000 −28.76%
2018 1.36M +11,000 +0.82%
2017 1.35M +118,000 +9.62%
2016 1.23M +48,000 +4.07%
2015 1.18M +100,000 +9.27%
2014 1.08M +0 +0%
2013 1.08M +26,000 +2.47%
2012 1.05M −134,000 −11.29%
2011 1.19M −10,000 −0.84%
2010 1.2M +43,000 +3.73%
2009 1.15M −11,000 −0.94%
2008 1.17M −26,000 −2.18%
2007 1.19M +89,000 +8.08%
2006 1.1M −9,000 −0.81%
2005 1.11M −162,000 −12.73%
2004 1.27M +183,000 +16.79%
2003 1.09M +69,000 +6.76%
2002 1.02M −14,000 −1.35%
2001 1.04M −43,000 −3.99%
2000 1.08M +131,000 +13.83%
1999 947,000 −72,000 −7.07%
1998 1.02M +29,000 +2.93%
1997 990,000 +33,000 +3.45%
1996 957,000 +30,000 +3.24%
1995 927,000 — —

Caribbean, 2019

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

DO Dominican Republic 7.55M BS Bahamas 7.25M PR Puerto Rico 4.93M CU Cuba 4.28M JM Jamaica 4.23M KY Cayman Islands 2.33M VI United States Virgin Islands 2.07M SX Sint Maarten 1.95M AW Aruba 1.95M TC Turks and Caicos Islands 1.6M CW Curaçao 1.29M LC Saint Lucia 1.22M KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.11M AG Antigua and Barbuda 1.04M BB Barbados 966,000 HT Haiti 938,000 GD Grenada 526,000 TT Trinidad and Tobago 480,000 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 392,000 DM Dominica 322,000 VG British Virgin Islands 302,400
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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.

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