International tourist arrivals — all countries

International tourist arrivals — Thailand

International tourist arrivals in Thailand in 2019 — 39,916,000 people. Ranked 13 in the world out of 179. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 474.2%.

2019 39.92M people +4.55% vs 2018
World rank 13of 179
Period maximum 39.92M people2019
Period minimum 6.95M people1995

Trend over time

1995–2019 · people

International tourist arrivals — Thailand, 1995–2019010M20M30M40M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 6,952,000 people1996: 7,244,000 people1997: 7,294,000 people1998: 7,843,000 people1999: 8,651,000 people2000: 9,579,000 people2001: 10,133,000 people2002: 10,873,000 people2003: 10,082,000 people2004: 11,737,000 people2005: 11,567,000 people2006: 13,822,000 people2007: 14,464,000 people2008: 14,584,000 people2009: 14,150,000 people2010: 15,936,000 people2011: 19,230,000 people2012: 22,354,000 people2013: 26,547,000 people2014: 24,810,000 people2015: 29,923,000 people2016: 32,530,000 people2017: 35,592,000 people2018: 38,178,000 people2019: 39,916,000 people
Change over the period: +32.96M (+474.17%) Average annual rate: 7.55 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Thailand 39.92M people
World 2.4B people
East Asia & Pacific 491M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 148M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 532M people
International tourist arrivals — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 39.92M +1.74M +4.55%
2018 38.18M +2.59M +7.27%
2017 35.59M +3.06M +9.41%
2016 32.53M +2.61M +8.71%
2015 29.92M +5.11M +20.61%
2014 24.81M −1.74M −6.54%
2013 26.55M +4.19M +18.76%
2012 22.35M +3.12M +16.25%
2011 19.23M +3.29M +20.67%
2010 15.94M +1.79M +12.62%
2009 14.15M −434,000 −2.98%
2008 14.58M +120,000 +0.83%
2007 14.46M +642,000 +4.64%
2006 13.82M +2.26M +19.5%
2005 11.57M −170,000 −1.45%
2004 11.74M +1.66M +16.42%
2003 10.08M −791,000 −7.27%
2002 10.87M +740,000 +7.3%
2001 10.13M +554,000 +5.78%
2000 9.58M +928,000 +10.73%
1999 8.65M +808,000 +10.3%
1998 7.84M +549,000 +7.53%
1997 7.29M +50,000 +0.69%
1996 7.24M +292,000 +4.2%
1995 6.95M

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.