The data displays the number of international tourist arrivals worldwide from 1990 to 2017, by region of origin. In 2017, about 329.8 million international tourists originated from Asia and the Pacific region.
Global tourism - additional information International tourist arrivals are increasing year-on-year as a result of the growing ease of travel for many people around the world. In recent years, the number of tourists traveling the globe annually exceeded the one billion mark and numbers are expected to near two billion by 2030.
1990 | 9.8 | 254.6 | 8.2 | 58.7 | 99.4 |
1995 | 11.5 | 308.2 | 8.5 | 86.3 | 108.2 |
2000 | 14.9 | 396.2 | 12.8 | 114.1 | 130.7 |
2005 | 19.3 | 451.3 | 21.4 | 152.7 | 136.3 |
2008 | 25.8 | 507.5 | 31.9 | 182.3 | 151.5 |
2009 | 25.5 | 476.5 | 32.3 | 180.9 | 147.1 |
2010 | 28.2 | 491 | 33.5 | 205.9 | 155.3 |
2011 | 29.8 | 520.5 | 33.8 | 222.5 | 164.2 |
2012 | 31.9 | 537.3 | 31.6 | 237.2 | 171.6 |
2013 | 32.1 | 559.8 | 35.2 | 253.5 | 176.4 |
2014 | 34.4 | 567.6 | 37.6 | 272 | 188.6 |
2015 | 35.9 | 579.6 | 39.4 | 293.2 | 199.8 |
2016 | 39.5 | 588.8 | 37.7 | 313.8 | 209.9 |
2017 | 42.1 | 634.6 | 39.8 | 329.8 | 220.6 |