International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — India

International tourist arrivals in India in 2019 — 17,914,000 people. Ranked 29 in the world out of 179. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 743.4%.

2019 17.91M people +2.82% vs 2018
World rank 29of 179
Period maximum 17.91M people2019
Period minimum 2.12M people1995

Trend over time

1995–2019 · people

International tourist arrivals — India, 1995–201905M10M15M20M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 2,124,000 people1996: 2,288,000 people1997: 2,374,000 people1998: 2,359,000 people1999: 2,482,000 people2000: 2,649,000 people2001: 2,537,000 people2002: 2,384,000 people2003: 2,726,000 people2004: 3,457,000 people2005: 3,919,000 people2006: 4,447,000 people2007: 5,082,000 people2008: 5,283,000 people2009: 5,168,000 people2010: 5,776,000 people2011: 6,309,000 people2012: 6,578,000 people2013: 6,968,000 people2014: 13,107,000 people2015: 13,284,000 people2016: 14,570,000 people2017: 15,543,000 people2018: 17,423,000 people2019: 17,914,000 people
Change over the period: +15.79M (+743.41%) Average annual rate: 9.29 %

Comparison, 2019

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

India 17.91M people
World 2.4B people
South Asia 27.1M people
Southern Asia computed 32.59M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 168M people
International tourist arrivals — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 17.91M +491,000 +2.82%
2018 17.42M +1.88M +12.1%
2017 15.54M +973,000 +6.68%
2016 14.57M +1.29M +9.68%
2015 13.28M +177,000 +1.35%
2014 13.11M +6.14M +88.1%
2013 6.97M +390,000 +5.93%
2012 6.58M +269,000 +4.26%
2011 6.31M +533,000 +9.23%
2010 5.78M +608,000 +11.76%
2009 5.17M −115,000 −2.18%
2008 5.28M +201,000 +3.96%
2007 5.08M +635,000 +14.28%
2006 4.45M +528,000 +13.47%
2005 3.92M +462,000 +13.36%
2004 3.46M +731,000 +26.82%
2003 2.73M +342,000 +14.35%
2002 2.38M −153,000 −6.03%
2001 2.54M −112,000 −4.23%
2000 2.65M +167,000 +6.73%
1999 2.48M +123,000 +5.21%
1998 2.36M −15,000 −0.63%
1997 2.37M +86,000 +3.76%
1996 2.29M +164,000 +7.72%
1995 2.12M

Southern Asia, 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.