International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Switzerland

International tourist arrivals in Switzerland in 2019 — 11,818,000 people. Ranked 40 in the world out of 179. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 70.1%.

2019 11.82M people +0.88% vs 2018
World rank 40of 179
Period maximum 11.82M people2019
Period minimum 6.53M people2003

Trend over time

1995–2019 · people

International tourist arrivals — Switzerland, 1995–20196M8M10M12M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 6,946,000 people1996: 6,730,000 people1997: 7,039,000 people1998: 7,185,000 people1999: 7,154,000 people2000: 7,821,000 people2001: 7,455,000 people2002: 6,868,000 people2003: 6,530,000 people2005: 7,229,000 people2006: 7,863,000 people2007: 8,448,000 people2008: 8,608,000 people2009: 8,294,000 people2010: 8,628,000 people2011: 8,534,000 people2012: 8,566,000 people2013: 8,967,000 people2014: 9,158,000 people2015: 9,305,000 people2016: 10,402,000 people2017: 11,133,000 people2018: 11,715,000 people2019: 11,818,000 people
Change over the period: +4.87M (+70.14%) Average annual rate: 2.24 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Switzerland 11.82M people
World 2.4B people
Europe & Central Asia 1.2B people
Western Europe computed 332M people
High-income countries computed 1.53B people
International tourist arrivals — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 11.82M +103,000 +0.88%
2018 11.72M +582,000 +5.23%
2017 11.13M +731,000 +7.03%
2016 10.4M +1.1M +11.79%
2015 9.31M +147,000 +1.61%
2014 9.16M +191,000 +2.13%
2013 8.97M +401,000 +4.68%
2012 8.57M +32,000 +0.37%
2011 8.53M −94,000 −1.09%
2010 8.63M +334,000 +4.03%
2009 8.29M −314,000 −3.65%
2008 8.61M +160,000 +1.89%
2007 8.45M +585,000 +7.44%
2006 7.86M +634,000 +8.77%
2005 7.23M
2003 6.53M −338,000 −4.92%
2002 6.87M −587,000 −7.87%
2001 7.46M −366,000 −4.68%
2000 7.82M +667,000 +9.32%
1999 7.15M −31,000 −0.43%
1998 7.19M +146,000 +2.07%
1997 7.04M +309,000 +4.59%
1996 6.73M −216,000 −3.11%
1995 6.95M

Western Europe, 2019

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.