International tourist departures — all countries

International tourist departures — South America

International tourist departures in South America in 2018 — 46,765,000 people. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 406.2%.

2018 46.77M people −6.86% vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 50.21M people2017
Period minimum 8.69M people2002

Trend over time

2000–2018 · people

International tourist departures — South America, 2000–2018020M40M60M20002002200420062008201020122014201620182000: 9,238,000 people2001: 8,860,000 people2002: 8,687,000 people2003: 9,745,000 people2004: 14,675,000 people2005: 16,233,000 people2006: 15,716,000 people2007: 19,598,000 people2008: 21,096,000 people2009: 21,182,000 people2010: 23,986,000 people2011: 28,754,000 people2012: 31,465,000 people2013: 34,980,000 people2014: 36,273,000 people2015: 40,147,000 people2016: 45,386,000 people2017: 50,212,000 people2018: 46,765,000 people
Change over the period: +37.53M (+406.22%) Average annual rate: 9.43 %

Comparison, 2018

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

South America 46.77M people
World 1.99B people
International tourist departures — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2018 46.77M −3.45M −6.86%
2017 50.21M +4.83M +10.63%
2016 45.39M +5.24M +13.05%
2015 40.15M +3.87M +10.68%
2014 36.27M +1.29M +3.7%
2013 34.98M +3.52M +11.17%
2012 31.47M +2.71M +9.43%
2011 28.75M +4.77M +19.88%
2010 23.99M +2.8M +13.24%
2009 21.18M +86,000 +0.41%
2008 21.1M +1.5M +7.64%
2007 19.6M +3.88M +24.7%
2006 15.72M −517,000 −3.18%
2005 16.23M +1.56M +10.62%
2004 14.68M +4.93M +50.59%
2003 9.75M +1.06M +12.18%
2002 8.69M −173,000 −1.95%
2001 8.86M −378,000 −4.09%
2000 9.24M

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.