Italy vs Turkey: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes
Italy
46.48 million trips
in 2024
Turkey
49.70 million trips
in 2022
Italy rank
4th
Turkey rank
3rd
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes over time
- Italy
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 49.70 million trips against 46.48 million trips in Italy, a difference of 3.23 million trips.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.63 million trips | 7.48 million trips | 43.16 million trips | Italy |
| 2000s | 54.18 million trips | 18.66 million trips | 35.52 million trips | Italy |
| 2010s | 68.28 million trips | 37.35 million trips | 30.93 million trips | Italy |
| 2020s | 25.51 million trips | 31.04 million trips | 5.53 million trips | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, Italy or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 49.70 million trips against 46.48 million trips in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes between Italy and Turkey?
- 3.23 million trips, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes?
- Italy ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.