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.
Average length of stay of international visitors in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.7 days | — |
| 2004 | 2.27 days | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 2.23 days | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.93 days | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 2.2 days | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 1.88 days | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 7 days | +272.3% |
| 2010 | 5.3 days | -24.3% |
| 2011 | 4 days | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.67 days | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 3.15 days | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 4.19 days | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 4.24 days | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.3 days | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.2 days | +20.9% |
| 2021 | 4.64 days | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 6.06 days | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 6.76 days | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 7.69 days | +13.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 7.69 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6 days, 3.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 7.69 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.59 days, 3.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay of international visitors in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +272.3% | 1.88 days | 7 days |
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 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
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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