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International tourist departures — South Korea

International tourist departures in South Korea in 2020 — 4,276,000 people. Ranked 16 in the world out of 75. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 12%.

2020 4.28M people −85.11% vs 2019
World rank 16of 75
Period maximum 28.71M people2019
Period minimum 3.07M people1998

Trend over time

1995–2020 · people

International tourist departures — South Korea, 1995–2020010M20M30M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 3,819,000 people1996: 4,649,000 people1997: 4,542,000 people1998: 3,067,000 people1999: 4,342,000 people2000: 5,508,000 people2001: 6,084,000 people2002: 7,123,000 people2003: 7,086,000 people2004: 8,826,000 people2005: 10,080,000 people2006: 11,610,000 people2007: 13,325,000 people2008: 11,996,000 people2009: 9,494,000 people2010: 12,488,000 people2011: 12,694,000 people2012: 13,737,000 people2013: 14,846,000 people2014: 16,081,000 people2015: 19,310,000 people2016: 22,383,000 people2017: 26,496,000 people2018: 28,696,000 people2019: 28,714,000 people2020: 4,276,000 people
Change over the period: +457,000 (+11.97%) Average annual rate: 0.45 %

Comparison, 2020

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

South Korea 4.28M people
Eastern Asia computed 36.17M people
International tourist departures — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2020 4.28M −24.44M −85.11%
2019 28.71M +18,000 +0.06%
2018 28.7M +2.2M +8.3%
2017 26.5M +4.11M +18.38%
2016 22.38M +3.07M +15.91%
2015 19.31M +3.23M +20.08%
2014 16.08M +1.24M +8.32%
2013 14.85M +1.11M +8.07%
2012 13.74M +1.04M +8.22%
2011 12.69M +206,000 +1.65%
2010 12.49M +2.99M +31.54%
2009 9.49M −2.5M −20.86%
2008 12M −1.33M −9.97%
2007 13.33M +1.72M +14.77%
2006 11.61M +1.53M +15.18%
2005 10.08M +1.25M +14.21%
2004 8.83M +1.74M +24.56%
2003 7.09M −37,000 −0.52%
2002 7.12M +1.04M +17.08%
2001 6.08M +576,000 +10.46%
2000 5.51M +1.17M +26.85%
1999 4.34M +1.28M +41.57%
1998 3.07M −1.48M −32.47%
1997 4.54M −107,000 −2.3%
1996 4.65M +830,000 +21.73%
1995 3.82M — —

Eastern Asia, 2020

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 20.33M HK Hong Kong 8.26M KR South Korea 4.28M JP Japan 3.17M MO Macao 125,000
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About the indicator

The number of outbound tourist trips by residents of the country over a year. As with arrivals, the count is of trips rather than of people. The indicator reflects both the income level of the population and geography: residents of the small countries of Europe cross the border many times a year, which gives high values per capita.

Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO), license UN Tourism terms of use.

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