International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Latvia

International tourist arrivals in Latvia in 2020 — 3,204,000 people. Ranked 33 in the world out of 132. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 96.2%.

2020 3.2M people −61.59% vs 2019
World rank 33of 132
Period maximum 8.34M people2019
Period minimum 1.63M people1995

Trend over time

1995–2020 · people

International tourist arrivals — Latvia, 1995–202002.5M5M7.5M10M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 1,633,000 people1996: 1,750,000 people1997: 1,842,000 people1998: 1,788,000 people1999: 1,738,000 people2000: 1,882,000 people2001: 2,061,000 people2002: 2,297,000 people2003: 2,524,000 people2004: 3,127,000 people2005: 3,791,000 people2006: 4,649,000 people2007: 5,209,000 people2008: 5,496,000 people2009: 4,727,000 people2010: 5,042,000 people2011: 5,538,000 people2012: 5,569,000 people2013: 5,822,000 people2014: 6,246,000 people2015: 6,842,000 people2016: 6,797,000 people2017: 7,726,000 people2018: 7,775,000 people2019: 8,342,000 people2020: 3,204,000 people
Change over the period: +1.57M (+96.2%) Average annual rate: 2.73 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Latvia 3.2M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 389M people
Northern Europe computed 38.62M people
High-income countries computed 451M people
International tourist arrivals — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 3.2M −5.14M −61.59%
2019 8.34M +567,000 +7.29%
2018 7.78M +49,000 +0.63%
2017 7.73M +929,000 +13.67%
2016 6.8M −45,000 −0.66%
2015 6.84M +596,000 +9.54%
2014 6.25M +424,000 +7.28%
2013 5.82M +253,000 +4.54%
2012 5.57M +31,000 +0.56%
2011 5.54M +496,000 +9.84%
2010 5.04M +315,000 +6.66%
2009 4.73M −769,000 −13.99%
2008 5.5M +287,000 +5.51%
2007 5.21M +560,000 +12.05%
2006 4.65M +858,000 +22.63%
2005 3.79M +664,000 +21.23%
2004 3.13M +603,000 +23.89%
2003 2.52M +227,000 +9.88%
2002 2.3M +236,000 +11.45%
2001 2.06M +179,000 +9.51%
2000 1.88M +144,000 +8.29%
1999 1.74M −50,000 −2.8%
1998 1.79M −54,000 −2.93%
1997 1.84M +92,000 +5.26%
1996 1.75M +117,000 +7.16%
1995 1.63M

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.