International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Syria

International tourist arrivals in Syria in 2019 — 2,424,000 people. Ranked 90 in the world out of 179. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 7.6%.

2019 2.42M people +34.52% vs 2018
World rank 90of 179
Period maximum 10.97M people2010
Period minimum 1.04M people2016

Trend over time

1995–2019 · people

International tourist arrivals — Syria, 1995–201905M10M15M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 2,253,000 people1996: 2,435,000 people1997: 2,332,000 people1998: 2,464,000 people1999: 2,682,000 people2000: 3,412,000 people2001: 3,671,000 people2002: 4,678,000 people2003: 4,837,000 people2004: 6,334,000 people2005: 5,859,000 people2006: 5,682,000 people2007: 5,434,000 people2008: 6,951,000 people2009: 7,721,000 people2010: 10,970,000 people2011: 6,476,000 people2016: 1,043,000 people2017: 1,291,000 people2018: 1,802,000 people2019: 2,424,000 people
Change over the period: +171,000 (+7.59%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Syria 2.42M people
World 2.4B people
Western Asia computed 155M people
International tourist arrivals — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 2.42M +622,000 +34.52%
2018 1.8M +511,000 +39.58%
2017 1.29M +248,000 +23.78%
2016 1.04M
2011 6.48M −4.49M −40.97%
2010 10.97M +3.25M +42.08%
2009 7.72M +770,000 +11.08%
2008 6.95M +1.52M +27.92%
2007 5.43M −248,000 −4.36%
2006 5.68M −177,000 −3.02%
2005 5.86M −475,000 −7.5%
2004 6.33M +1.5M +30.95%
2003 4.84M +159,000 +3.4%
2002 4.68M +1.01M +27.43%
2001 3.67M +259,000 +7.59%
2000 3.41M +730,000 +27.22%
1999 2.68M +218,000 +8.85%
1998 2.46M +132,000 +5.66%
1997 2.33M −103,000 −4.23%
1996 2.44M +182,000 +8.08%
1995 2.25M

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.