Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Italy
Italy: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.7884 trips per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Italy, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Italy is 0.7884 trips per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Italy peaked at 1.35 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3099 trips per person, in 2020.
Italy ranks 42nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.9288 trips per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.8703 trips per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8712 trips per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.901 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9301 trips per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8979 trips per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9272 trips per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9281 trips per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8626 trips per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8603 trips per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9507 trips per person | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9919 trips per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9851 trips per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.978 trips per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9979 trips per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 trips per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 trips per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 trips per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.06 trips per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.12 trips per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.17 trips per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.26 trips per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.32 trips per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.35 trips per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3099 trips per person | -77.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3139 trips per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6702 trips per person | +113.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7787 trips per person | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7884 trips per person | +1.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.7884 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 84% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.7884 trips per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7846 trips per person, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Italy 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 | +113.5% | 0.3139 trips per person | 0.6702 trips per person |
| 2020 | -77.0% | 1.35 trips per person | 0.3099 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8928 trips per person | 0.8703 trips per person | 0.9288 trips per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9312 trips per person | 0.8603 trips per person | 0.9919 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 trips per person | 0.9979 trips per person | 1.35 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5722 trips per person | 0.3099 trips per person | 0.7884 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Italy?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Italy was 0.7884 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3099 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.
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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.