International tourist departures — all countries

International tourist departures — Northern America

International tourist departures in Northern America in 2008 — 188,077,000 people. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 3.8%.

2008 188M people −1.32% vs 2007
World rank
Period maximum 196M people2006
Period minimum 188M people2008

Trend over time

2006–2008 · people

International tourist departures — Northern America, 2006–2008188M190M192M194M196M2006200720082006: 195,593,000 people2007: 190,589,000 people2008: 188,077,000 people
Change over the period: −7.52M (−3.84%) Average annual rate: -1.94 %

Comparison, 2008

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

Northern America 188M people
World 1.45B people
International tourist departures — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2008 188M −2.51M −1.32%
2007 191M −5M −2.56%
2006 196M

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.