Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Australia
Australia: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.1137 trips per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Australia, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.1137 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2022.
The figure is up 1,418.2% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.3009 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 trips per person, in 2021.
Australia ranks 94th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1753 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.1923 trips per person | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1968 trips per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1881 trips per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1974 trips per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2144 trips per person | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2085 trips per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2035 trips per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1951 trips per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2115 trips per person | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2178 trips per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.211 trips per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2082 trips per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1999 trips per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1969 trips per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2011 trips per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1948 trips per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2013 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2178 trips per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2315 trips per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2465 trips per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2757 trips per person | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2876 trips per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.298 trips per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3009 trips per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0554 trips per person | -81.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0075 trips per person | -86.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1137 trips per person | +1418.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1137 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 12% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1137 trips per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1137 trips per person, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1418.2% | 0.0075 trips per person | 0.1137 trips per person |
| 2021 | -86.5% | 0.0554 trips per person | 0.0075 trips per person |
| 2020 | -81.6% | 0.3009 trips per person | 0.0554 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.19 trips per person | 0.1753 trips per person | 0.1974 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2067 trips per person | 0.1951 trips per person | 0.2178 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2455 trips per person | 0.1948 trips per person | 0.3009 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0589 trips per person | 0.0075 trips per person | 0.1137 trips per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 91 Paraguay 0.124 trips per person compare
- 92 Egypt 0.1186 trips per person compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 0.1185 trips per person compare
- 95 Nicaragua 0.1111 trips per person compare
- 96 Micronesia (country) 0.111 trips per person compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0.1106 trips per person compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Australia?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Australia was 0.1137 trips per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3009 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 trips per person in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Australia ranks 94th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.