International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Canada

International tourist arrivals in Canada in 2019 — 32,430,000 people. Ranked 19 in the world out of 179. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 22.1%.

2019 32.43M people +3.7% vs 2018
World rank 19of 179
Period maximum 49.06M people1999
Period minimum 24.7M people2009

Trend over time

1995–2019 · people

International tourist arrivals — Canada, 1995–201920M30M40M50M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 41,657,000 people1996: 43,256,000 people1997: 45,076,000 people1998: 48,064,000 people1999: 49,055,000 people2000: 48,638,000 people2001: 47,147,000 people2002: 44,896,000 people2003: 38,903,000 people2004: 38,845,000 people2005: 36,160,000 people2006: 33,390,000 people2007: 30,373,000 people2008: 27,370,000 people2009: 24,696,000 people2010: 25,621,000 people2011: 25,066,000 people2012: 25,318,000 people2013: 25,167,000 people2014: 25,558,000 people2015: 27,555,000 people2016: 30,142,000 people2017: 31,081,000 people2018: 31,274,000 people2019: 32,430,000 people
Change over the period: −9.23M (−22.15%) Average annual rate: -1.04 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Canada 32.43M people
World 2.4B people
North America 199M people
Northern America computed 199M people
High-income countries computed 1.53B people
International tourist arrivals — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 32.43M +1.16M +3.7%
2018 31.27M +193,000 +0.62%
2017 31.08M +939,000 +3.12%
2016 30.14M +2.59M +9.39%
2015 27.56M +2M +7.81%
2014 25.56M +391,000 +1.55%
2013 25.17M −151,000 −0.6%
2012 25.32M +252,000 +1.01%
2011 25.07M −555,000 −2.17%
2010 25.62M +925,000 +3.75%
2009 24.7M −2.67M −9.77%
2008 27.37M −3M −9.89%
2007 30.37M −3.02M −9.04%
2006 33.39M −2.77M −7.66%
2005 36.16M −2.69M −6.91%
2004 38.85M −58,000 −0.15%
2003 38.9M −5.99M −13.35%
2002 44.9M −2.25M −4.77%
2001 47.15M −1.49M −3.07%
2000 48.64M −417,000 −0.85%
1999 49.06M +991,000 +2.06%
1998 48.06M +2.99M +6.63%
1997 45.08M +1.82M +4.21%
1996 43.26M +1.6M +3.84%
1995 41.66M

Northern America, 2019

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.