Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cyprus
Cyprus: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 3.76 million trips in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cyprus, 1998–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 3.76 million trips for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cyprus peaked at 3.76 million trips in 2024 and was at its lowest, 557,588 trips, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 45th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.10 million trips | — |
| 1999 | 2.31 million trips | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 2.54 million trips | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 2.57 million trips | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2.29 million trips | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 2.18 million trips | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 2.21 million trips | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.33 million trips | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.25 million trips | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.24 million trips | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.24 million trips | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.98 million trips | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million trips | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.23 million trips | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.25 million trips | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.26 million trips | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.33 million trips | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.52 million trips | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.01 million trips | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 3.44 million trips | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 3.70 million trips | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 3.73 million trips | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 557,588 trips | -85.0% |
| 2021 | 1.83 million trips | +227.3% |
| 2022 | 3.01 million trips | +64.7% |
| 2023 | 3.61 million trips | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 3.76 million trips | +4.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 3.76 million trips is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 million trips, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 3.76 million trips is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.42 million trips, 85% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +227.3% | 557,588 trips | 1.83 million trips |
| 2020 | -85.0% | 3.73 million trips | 557,588 trips |
| 2022 | +64.7% | 1.83 million trips | 3.01 million trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.21 million trips | 2.10 million trips | 2.31 million trips | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.28 million trips | 1.98 million trips | 2.57 million trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 million trips | 2.02 million trips | 3.73 million trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million trips | 557,588 trips | 3.76 million trips | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cyprus?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Cyprus was 3.76 million trips in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 million trips in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 557,588 trips in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Cyprus ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.