Japan vs Poland: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes
Japan
24.00 million trips
in 2023
Poland
19.72 million trips
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
Poland rank
14th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 24.00 million trips against 19.72 million trips in Poland, a difference of 4.28 million trips.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 12th and Poland ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 million trips | 13.59 million trips | 10.74 million trips | Poland |
| 2000s | 5.00 million trips | 10.40 million trips | 5.40 million trips | Poland |
| 2010s | 16.67 million trips | 12.45 million trips | 4.23 million trips | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.88 million trips | 13.27 million trips | 5.38 million trips | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 24.00 million trips against 19.72 million trips in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes between Japan and Poland?
- 4.28 million trips, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes?
- Japan ranks 12th and Poland ranks 14th 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.