International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — North America

International tourist arrivals in North America in 2019 — 198,713,000 people. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 63%.

2019 199M people −1.32% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 217M people2006
Period minimum 101M people2003

Trend over time

1995–2019 · people

International tourist arrivals — North America, 1995–2019100M150M200M250M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 121,946,000 people1996: 126,582,000 people1997: 128,163,000 people1998: 123,389,000 people1999: 125,400,000 people2000: 127,520,000 people2001: 118,580,000 people2002: 109,814,000 people2003: 101,468,000 people2004: 106,929,000 people2005: 108,161,000 people2006: 217,203,000 people2007: 206,332,000 people2008: 203,623,000 people2009: 185,758,000 people2010: 188,476,000 people2011: 172,989,422 people2012: 197,557,891 people2013: 205,052,906 people2014: 204,449,359 people2015: 205,016,531 people2016: 206,045,484 people2017: 206,060,750 people2018: 201,364,922 people2019: 198,713,000 people
Change over the period: +76.77M (+62.95%) Average annual rate: 2.06 %

Comparison, 2019

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

North America 199M people
World 2.4B people
International tourist arrivals — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 199M −2.65M −1.32%
2018 201M −4.7M −2.28%
2017 206M +15,266 +0.01%
2016 206M +1.03M +0.5%
2015 205M +567,172 +0.28%
2014 204M −603,547 −0.29%
2013 205M +7.5M +3.79%
2012 198M +24.57M +14.2%
2011 173M −15.49M −8.22%
2010 188M +2.72M +1.46%
2009 186M −17.87M −8.77%
2008 204M −2.71M −1.31%
2007 206M −10.87M −5%
2006 217M +109M +100.81%
2005 108M +1.23M +1.15%
2004 107M +5.46M +5.38%
2003 101M −8.35M −7.6%
2002 110M −8.77M −7.39%
2001 119M −8.94M −7.01%
2000 128M +2.12M +1.69%
1999 125M +2.01M +1.63%
1998 123M −4.77M −3.72%
1997 128M +1.58M +1.25%
1996 127M +4.64M +3.8%
1995 122M

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.