Average length of stay of international visitors in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Average length of stay of international visitors was 7.69 days in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average length of stay of international visitors in Saudi Arabia, 2003–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 7.69 days for average length of stay of international visitors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay of international visitors in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.69 days in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.88 days, in 2008.
That places Saudi Arabia 30th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.89 days | 1.88 days | 7 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.09 days | 3.15 days | 5.3 days | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.07 days | 4.64 days | 7.69 days | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay of international visitors in Saudi Arabia?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in Saudi Arabia was 7.69 days in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.69 days in 2024.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 days in 2008.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay of international visitors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of days tourists stay in hotels and similar accommodation establishments.