International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Belgium

International tourist arrivals in Belgium in 2020 — 2,584,000 people. Ranked 38 in the world out of 132. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 53.5%.

2020 2.58M people −72.34% vs 2019
World rank 38of 132
Period maximum 9.34M people2019
Period minimum 2.58M people2020

Trend over time

1995–2020 · people

International tourist arrivals — Belgium, 1995–202002.5M5M7.5M10M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 5,560,000 people1996: 5,829,000 people1997: 6,037,000 people1998: 6,179,000 people1999: 6,369,000 people2000: 6,457,000 people2001: 6,452,000 people2002: 6,720,000 people2003: 6,690,000 people2004: 6,710,000 people2005: 6,747,000 people2006: 6,995,000 people2007: 7,045,000 people2008: 7,165,000 people2009: 6,815,000 people2010: 7,186,000 people2011: 7,494,000 people2012: 7,560,000 people2013: 7,684,000 people2014: 7,887,000 people2015: 8,355,000 people2016: 7,481,000 people2017: 8,385,000 people2018: 9,119,000 people2019: 9,343,000 people2020: 2,584,000 people
Change over the period: −2.98M (−53.53%) Average annual rate: -3.02 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Belgium 2.58M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 389M people
Western Europe computed 155M people
High-income countries computed 451M people
International tourist arrivals — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 2.58M −6.76M −72.34%
2019 9.34M +224,000 +2.46%
2018 9.12M +734,000 +8.75%
2017 8.39M +904,000 +12.08%
2016 7.48M −874,000 −10.46%
2015 8.36M +468,000 +5.93%
2014 7.89M +203,000 +2.64%
2013 7.68M +124,000 +1.64%
2012 7.56M +66,000 +0.88%
2011 7.49M +308,000 +4.29%
2010 7.19M +371,000 +5.44%
2009 6.82M −350,000 −4.88%
2008 7.17M +120,000 +1.7%
2007 7.05M +50,000 +0.71%
2006 7M +248,000 +3.68%
2005 6.75M +37,000 +0.55%
2004 6.71M +20,000 +0.3%
2003 6.69M −30,000 −0.45%
2002 6.72M +268,000 +4.15%
2001 6.45M −5,000 −0.08%
2000 6.46M +88,000 +1.38%
1999 6.37M +190,000 +3.07%
1998 6.18M +142,000 +2.35%
1997 6.04M +208,000 +3.57%
1996 5.83M +269,000 +4.84%
1995 5.56M

Western Europe, 2020

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

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.