Average length of stay of international visitors in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Average length of stay of international visitors was 9.3 days in 2022. ▲ Rising
Average length of stay of international visitors in Sri Lanka, 2010–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average length of stay of international visitors in Sri Lanka is 9.3 days, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 38.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay of international visitors in Sri Lanka peaked at 15.1 days in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.5 days, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.09 days | 8.6 days | 10.9 days | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.97 days | 8.5 days | 15.1 days | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay of international visitors in Sri Lanka?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in Sri Lanka was 9.3 days in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1 days in 2021.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5 days in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.