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International tourist arrivals — Mexico

International tourist arrivals in Mexico in 2020 — 51,128,000 people. Ranked 2 in the world out of 132. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 40.2%.

2020 51.13M people −47.51% vs 2019
World rank 2of 132
Period maximum 106M people2000
Period minimum 51.13M people2020

Trend over time

1995–2020 · people

International tourist arrivals — Mexico, 1995–202040M60M80M100M120M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 85,446,000 people1996: 90,394,000 people1997: 92,915,000 people1998: 95,214,000 people1999: 99,869,000 people2000: 105,673,000 people2001: 100,718,000 people2002: 100,153,000 people2003: 92,330,000 people2004: 99,250,000 people2005: 103,146,000 people2006: 97,701,000 people2007: 93,582,000 people2008: 92,948,000 people2009: 88,044,000 people2010: 81,953,000 people2011: 75,732,000 people2012: 76,749,000 people2013: 78,100,000 people2014: 81,042,000 people2015: 87,129,000 people2016: 94,853,000 people2017: 99,349,000 people2018: 96,497,000 people2019: 97,406,000 people2020: 51,128,000 people
Change over the period: −34.32M (−40.16%) Average annual rate: -2.03 %

Comparison, 2020

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

Mexico 51.13M people
Central America computed 55.85M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 140M people
International tourist arrivals — Mexico, by year Mexico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 51.13M −46.28M −47.51%
2019 97.41M +909,000 +0.94%
2018 96.5M −2.85M −2.87%
2017 99.35M +4.5M +4.74%
2016 94.85M +7.72M +8.87%
2015 87.13M +6.09M +7.51%
2014 81.04M +2.94M +3.77%
2013 78.1M +1.35M +1.76%
2012 76.75M +1.02M +1.34%
2011 75.73M −6.22M −7.59%
2010 81.95M −6.09M −6.92%
2009 88.04M −4.9M −5.28%
2008 92.95M −634,000 −0.68%
2007 93.58M −4.12M −4.22%
2006 97.7M −5.45M −5.28%
2005 103M +3.9M +3.93%
2004 99.25M +6.92M +7.49%
2003 92.33M −7.82M −7.81%
2002 100M −565,000 −0.56%
2001 101M −4.96M −4.69%
2000 106M +5.8M +5.81%
1999 99.87M +4.66M +4.89%
1998 95.21M +2.3M +2.47%
1997 92.92M +2.52M +2.79%
1996 90.39M +4.95M +5.79%
1995 85.45M — —

Central America, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 51.13M CR Costa Rica 1.15M SV El Salvador 707,000 HN Honduras 669,000 PA Panama 647,000 GT Guatemala 594,000 BZ Belize 487,000 NI Nicaragua 474,000
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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.

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