International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Western Asia

International tourist arrivals in Western Asia in 2020 — 33,593,000 people. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 24.9%.

2020 33.59M people −78.3% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 155M people2019
Period minimum 23.25M people1996

Trend over time

1995–2020 · people

International tourist arrivals — Western Asia, 1995–2020050M100M150M200M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 26,893,000 people1996: 23,250,000 people1997: 25,241,000 people1998: 26,581,000 people1999: 25,738,000 people2000: 30,180,000 people2001: 32,138,000 people2002: 36,510,100 people2003: 37,149,000 people2004: 57,878,800 people2005: 61,963,000 people2006: 63,818,000 people2007: 75,474,000 people2008: 89,809,000 people2009: 89,417,000 people2010: 101,246,000 people2011: 98,076,000 people2012: 99,662,000 people2013: 103,846,000 people2014: 109,452,000 people2015: 125,947,000 people2016: 118,671,000 people2017: 129,101,000 people2018: 141,801,000 people2019: 154,810,500 people2020: 33,593,000 people
Change over the period: +6.7M (+24.91%) Average annual rate: 0.89 %
International tourist arrivals — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 33.59M −121M −78.3%
2019 155M +13.01M +9.17%
2018 142M +12.7M +9.84%
2017 129M +10.43M +8.79%
2016 119M −7.28M −5.78%
2015 126M +16.5M +15.07%
2014 109M +5.61M +5.4%
2013 104M +4.18M +4.2%
2012 99.66M +1.59M +1.62%
2011 98.08M −3.17M −3.13%
2010 101M +11.83M +13.23%
2009 89.42M −392,000 −0.44%
2008 89.81M +14.34M +18.99%
2007 75.47M +11.66M +18.26%
2006 63.82M +1.86M +2.99%
2005 61.96M +4.08M +7.06%
2004 57.88M +20.73M +55.8%
2003 37.15M +638,900 +1.75%
2002 36.51M +4.37M +13.6%
2001 32.14M +1.96M +6.49%
2000 30.18M +4.44M +17.26%
1999 25.74M −843,000 −3.17%
1998 26.58M +1.34M +5.31%
1997 25.24M +1.99M +8.56%
1996 23.25M −3.64M −13.55%
1995 26.89M

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.