Italy vs Korea: Outbound tourism — Departures
Italy
56.59 million Persons
in 2024
Korea
29.55 million Persons
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Korea rank
2nd
Outbound tourism — Departures over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 56.59 million Persons against 29.55 million Persons in Korea, a difference of 27.04 million Persons.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.9 times Korea's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 5th and Korea ranks 2nd of 42 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.63 million Persons | 10.75 million Persons | 43.88 million Persons | Italy |
| 2010s | 56.74 million Persons | 19.54 million Persons | 37.20 million Persons | Italy |
| 2020s | 38.72 million Persons | 12.69 million Persons | 26.03 million Persons | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outbound tourism — departures, Italy or Korea?
- Italy, at 56.59 million Persons against 29.55 million Persons in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in outbound tourism — departures between Italy and Korea?
- 27.04 million Persons, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Korea rank globally for outbound tourism — departures?
- Italy ranks 5th and Korea ranks 2nd 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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About this data
Outbound tourism comprises the activities of residents of a given country travelling to and staying in places outside their country of residence.