International tourist departures — all countries

International tourist departures — World

International tourist departures in the world in 2019 — 2,034,431,899 people. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 118.7%.

2019 2.03B people +2.17% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 2.03B people2019
Period minimum 930M people1997

Trend over time

1997–2019 · people

International tourist departures — World, 1997–2019500M1B1.5B2B2.5B199720002003200620092012201520181997: 930,066,023 people1998: 982,125,955 people1999: 1,043,185,311 people2000: 1,122,419,167 people2001: 1,121,398,704 people2002: 1,127,808,612 people2003: 1,130,457,014 people2004: 1,201,164,309 people2005: 1,254,803,572 people2006: 1,383,150,802 people2007: 1,425,571,396 people2008: 1,453,143,997 people2009: 1,397,423,334 people2010: 1,457,015,080 people2011: 1,504,559,276 people2012: 1,564,352,745 people2013: 1,641,229,336 people2014: 1,651,310,269 people2015: 1,744,980,358 people2016: 1,820,356,515 people2017: 1,934,268,135 people2018: 1,991,161,437 people2019: 2,034,431,899 people
Change over the period: +1.1B (+118.74%) Average annual rate: 3.62 %

Comparison, 2019

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

World 2.03B people
World 2.03B people
International tourist departures — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2019 2.03B +43.27M +2.17%
2018 1.99B +56.89M +2.94%
2017 1.93B +114M +6.26%
2016 1.82B +75.38M +4.32%
2015 1.74B +93.67M +5.67%
2014 1.65B +10.08M +0.61%
2013 1.64B +76.88M +4.91%
2012 1.56B +59.79M +3.97%
2011 1.5B +47.54M +3.26%
2010 1.46B +59.59M +4.26%
2009 1.4B −55.72M −3.83%
2008 1.45B +27.57M +1.93%
2007 1.43B +42.42M +3.07%
2006 1.38B +128M +10.23%
2005 1.25B +53.64M +4.47%
2004 1.2B +70.71M +6.25%
2003 1.13B +2.65M +0.23%
2002 1.13B +6.41M +0.57%
2001 1.12B −1.02M −0.09%
2000 1.12B +79.23M +7.6%
1999 1.04B +61.06M +6.22%
1998 982M +52.06M +5.6%
1997 930M

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.