International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Israel

International tourist arrivals in Israel in 2019 — 4,905,000 people. Ranked 69 in the world out of 179. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 93.9%.

2019 4.91M people +11.76% vs 2018
World rank 69of 179
Period maximum 4.91M people2019
Period minimum 862,100 people2002

Trend over time

1995–2019 · people

International tourist arrivals — Israel, 1995–201902M4M6M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 2,530,000 people1996: 2,360,000 people1997: 2,295,000 people1998: 2,200,000 people1999: 2,566,000 people2000: 2,672,000 people2001: 1,219,000 people2002: 862,100 people2004: 1,505,800 people2005: 1,916,000 people2006: 1,834,000 people2007: 2,294,000 people2008: 3,034,000 people2009: 2,740,000 people2010: 3,444,000 people2011: 3,362,000 people2012: 3,520,000 people2013: 3,540,000 people2014: 3,251,000 people2015: 3,109,000 people2016: 3,070,000 people2017: 3,863,000 people2018: 4,389,000 people2019: 4,905,000 people
Change over the period: +2.38M (+93.87%) Average annual rate: 2.8 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Israel 4.91M people
World 2.4B people
Western Asia computed 155M people
High-income countries computed 1.53B people
International tourist arrivals — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 4.91M +516,000 +11.76%
2018 4.39M +526,000 +13.62%
2017 3.86M +793,000 +25.83%
2016 3.07M −39,000 −1.25%
2015 3.11M −142,000 −4.37%
2014 3.25M −289,000 −8.16%
2013 3.54M +20,000 +0.57%
2012 3.52M +158,000 +4.7%
2011 3.36M −82,000 −2.38%
2010 3.44M +704,000 +25.69%
2009 2.74M −294,000 −9.69%
2008 3.03M +740,000 +32.26%
2007 2.29M +460,000 +25.08%
2006 1.83M −82,000 −4.28%
2005 1.92M +410,200 +27.24%
2004 1.51M
2002 862,100 −356,900 −29.28%
2001 1.22M −1.45M −54.38%
2000 2.67M +106,000 +4.13%
1999 2.57M +366,000 +16.64%
1998 2.2M −95,000 −4.14%
1997 2.3M −65,000 −2.75%
1996 2.36M −170,000 −6.72%
1995 2.53M

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.