What is the difference in outbound tourism — departures between Australia and Japan?

1.41 million Persons, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Outbound tourism — Departures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Japan: Outbound tourism — Departures

Australia

11.60 million Persons

in 2024

Japan

13.01 million Persons

in 2024

Australia rank

23rd

Japan rank

22nd

Outbound tourism — Departures over time

Australia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.01 million Persons against 11.60 million Persons in Australia, a difference of 1.41 million Persons.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 22nd of 42 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.03 million Persons	15.72 million Persons	9.68 million Persons	Japan
2010s	9.32 million Persons	17.68 million Persons	8.36 million Persons	Japan
2020s	5.99 million Persons	5.82 million Persons	168,041 Persons	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher outbound tourism — departures, Australia or Japan?: Japan, at 13.01 million Persons against 11.60 million Persons in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in outbound tourism — departures between Australia and Japan?: 1.41 million Persons, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for outbound tourism — departures?: Australia ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 22nd of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Outbound tourism — Departures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Outbound tourism — Departures
Unit: Persons
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 46 places, 695 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

Outbound tourism comprises the activities of residents of a given country travelling to and staying in places outside their country of residence.