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The World's Top Tourism Destinations - World Tourism Rankings

Every year, millions of travelers explore the world’s most popular destinations, revealing important trends about global tourism, cultural appeal, and travel behavior. This updated ranking highlights the countries that welcomed the highest number of international visitors, based on official UNWTO statistics. By comparing annual arrival data, readers can clearly see how global tourism is evolving — from Europe’s consistently strong performance to Asia’s rapid recovery and the growing appeal of Mediterranean destinations. These insights help travelers, researchers, and industry professionals better understand where the world is choosing to travel.

Years: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007

2024: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2024)		 
1France102.0 million 
2Spain93.8 million 
3United States72.4 million 
4Turkey60.6 million 
5Italy57.8 million 
6Mexico45.0 million 
7United Kingdom41.8 million 
8Germany37.5 million 
9Japan36.9 million 
10Greece36.0 million 

2023: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2023)
1France100.0 million
2Spain85.2 million
3United States66.5 million
4Italy57.2 million
5Turkey55.2 million
6Mexico42.2 million
7United Kingdom37.2 million
8Germany34.8 million
9Greece32.7 million
10Japan25.1 million

2022: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2022)
1France79.4 million
2Spain71.7 million
3United States50.9 million
4Turkey50.5 million
5Italy49.8 million
6Mexico38.3 million
7United Kingdom30.7 million
8Germany28.5 million
9Greece27.8 million
10Japan3.8 million

2019: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2019)
1Spain83.5 million
2United States79.3 million
3China65.7 million
4Italy64.5 million
5Turkey51.2 million
6Mexico45.0 million
7Thailand39.8 million
8Germany39.6 million
9United Kingdom39.4 million
10France-
Data: 2019 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

2018: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2018)
1France89.4 million
2Spain82.8 million
3United States79.7 million
4China62.9 million
5Italy61.6 million
6Turkey45.8 million
7Mexico41.3 million
8Thailand38.2 million
9Germany38.9 million
10United Kingdom38.7 million
Data: 2018 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

2013: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2013)
1France84.7 million
2United States69.8 million
3Spain60.7 million
4China55.7 million
5Italy47.7 million
6Turkey37.8 million
7Germany31.5 million
8United Kingdom31.2 million
9Russia28.4 million
10Thailand26.5 million
Data: 2013 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

2012: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2012)
1France83.0 million
2United States67.0 million
3China57.7 million
4Spain57.7 million
5Italy46.4 million
6Turkey35.7 million
7Germany30.4 million
8United Kingdom29.3 million
9Russia25.7 million
10Malaysia25.0 million
Data: 2012 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

2011: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2011)
1France81.6 million
2United States62.7 million
3China57.6 million
4Spain56.2 million
5Italy46.1 million
6Turkey34.7 million
7Germany28.4 million
8United Kingdom29.3 million
9Russia22.7 million
10Malaysia24.7 million
Data: 2011 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

2010: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2010)
1France76.80 million
2United States59.75 million
3China55.67 million
4Spain52.68 million
5Italy43.63 million
6United Kingdom28.13 million
7Turkey27.00 million
8Germany26.88 million
9Malaysia24.58 million
10Mexico22.40 million
Data: 2010 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

2009: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2009)
1France74.2 million
2United States54.9 million
3Spain52.2 million
4China50.9 million
5Italy43.2 million
6United Kingdom28.0 million
7Turkey25.5 million
8Germany24.2 million
9Malaysia23.6 million
10Mexico21.5 million
Data: 2009 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

2008: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2008)
1France79.3 million
2United States58.0 million
3Spain57.3 million
4China53.0 million
5Italy42.7 million
6United Kingdom30.1 million
7Ukraine25.4 million
8Turkey25.0 million
9Germany24.9 million
10Mexico22.6 million
Data: 2008 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

2007: International Tourist Arrivals

RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2007)
1France79.1 million
2Spain58.5 million
3United States51.1 million
4China49.6 million
5Italy41.1 million
6United Kingdom30.1 million
7Germany23.6 million
8Mexico21.4 million
9Austria20.3 million
10Russia20.2 million
11Turkey20.1 million
12Canada18.2 million
13Ukraine17.6 million
14Malaysia17.5 million
15Hong Kong15.8 million
16Poland15.7 million
17Greece14.3 million
18Thailand13.9 million
19Portugal11.3 million
20Croatia11.2 million
21Netherlands10.7 million
22Macao10.7 million
23Hungary9.3 million
24Egypt8.6 million
25South Africa 
26Ireland8.0 million
27Saudi Arabia8.0 million
28Switzerland7.9 million
29Singapore7.6 million
30Morocco7.5 million
31Japan7.3 million
32Belgium7.0 million
33Tunisia6.5 million
34Czech Republic6.4 million
35South Korea6.2 million
36Bulgaria5.2 million
37Australia5.0 million
38India5.0 million
39Indonesia4.9 million
40Denmark4.7 million
41Bahrain4.5 million
42Brazil4.4 million
43Argentina4.2 million
44Dominican Republic4.0 million
45United Arab Emirates3.9 million
46Norway3.9 million
47Puerto Rico3.7 million
48Vietnam3.6 million
49Bosnia and Herzegovina3.5 million
50Taiwan3.5 million
Data: 2007