International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Central Asia

International tourist arrivals in Central Asia in 2019 — 23,772,000 people. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 3,514.4%.

2019 23.77M people +7.48% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 23.77M people2019
Period minimum 657,700 people1996

Trend over time

1996–2019 · people

International tourist arrivals — Central Asia, 1996–2019010M20M30M1996199920022005200820112014201720191996: 657,700 people1997: 1,578,100 people1998: 1,741,200 people1999: 1,050,500 people2000: 2,165,700 people2001: 3,242,200 people2002: 4,193,000 people2003: 3,810,000 people2004: 4,951,000 people2005: 4,926,000 people2006: 6,033,000 people2007: 7,870,000 people2008: 7,890,000 people2009: 7,647,000 people2010: 6,456,000 people2011: 10,286,000 people2012: 11,695,000 people2013: 13,152,000 people2014: 12,199,000 people2015: 12,762,000 people2016: 12,733,000 people2017: 15,390,000 people2018: 22,117,000 people2019: 23,772,000 people
Change over the period: +23.11M (+3,514.41%) Average annual rate: 16.88 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Central Asia 23.77M people
World 2.4B people
International tourist arrivals — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 23.77M +1.66M +7.48%
2018 22.12M +6.73M +43.71%
2017 15.39M +2.66M +20.87%
2016 12.73M −29,000 −0.23%
2015 12.76M +563,000 +4.62%
2014 12.2M −953,000 −7.25%
2013 13.15M +1.46M +12.46%
2012 11.7M +1.41M +13.7%
2011 10.29M +3.83M +59.32%
2010 6.46M −1.19M −15.57%
2009 7.65M −243,000 −3.08%
2008 7.89M +20,000 +0.25%
2007 7.87M +1.84M +30.45%
2006 6.03M +1.11M +22.47%
2005 4.93M −25,000 −0.5%
2004 4.95M +1.14M +29.95%
2003 3.81M −383,000 −9.13%
2002 4.19M +950,800 +29.33%
2001 3.24M +1.08M +49.71%
2000 2.17M +1.12M +106.16%
1999 1.05M −690,700 −39.67%
1998 1.74M +163,100 +10.34%
1997 1.58M +920,400 +139.94%
1996 657,700

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.