International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Libya

International tourist arrivals in Libya in 2008 — 760,000 people. Ranked 119 in the world out of 190. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 58.5%.

2008 760,000 people +616.98% vs 2007
World rank 119of 190
Period maximum 1.83M people1995
Period minimum 106,000 people2007

Trend over time

1995–2008 · people

International tourist arrivals — Libya, 1995–20080500,0001M1.5M2M199519971999200120032005200720081995: 1,832,000 people1996: 1,276,000 people1997: 913,000 people1998: 850,000 people1999: 965,000 people2000: 963,000 people2001: 953,000 people2002: 858,000 people2003: 958,000 people2006: 125,000 people2007: 106,000 people2008: 760,000 people
Change over the period: −1.07M (−58.52%) Average annual rate: -6.54 %

Comparison, 2008

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

Libya 760,000 people
World 1.75B people
Northern Africa computed 31.07M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 377M people
International tourist arrivals — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2008 760,000 +654,000 +616.98%
2007 106,000 −19,000 −15.2%
2006 125,000
2003 958,000 +100,000 +11.66%
2002 858,000 −95,000 −9.97%
2001 953,000 −10,000 −1.04%
2000 963,000 −2,000 −0.21%
1999 965,000 +115,000 +13.53%
1998 850,000 −63,000 −6.9%
1997 913,000 −363,000 −28.45%
1996 1.28M −556,000 −30.35%
1995 1.83M

Northern Africa, 2008

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.