Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Greece

Greece: Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments was 18.23 million guests in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
18.23 million guests
Change on year
up 79.9%
World rank
11th
of 139 countries
All-time high
19.69 million guests
in 2019
All-time low
4.61 million guests
in 2020
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Greece, 1995–2022

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1995200820221995: 6.2M guests1996: 6.0M guests1997: 6.8M guests1998: 7.3M guests1999: 7.2M guests2000: 7.8M guests2001: 7.0M guests2002: 6.7M guests2003: 6.6M guests2004: 6.3M guests2005: 7.1M guests2006: 7.5M guests2007: 8.7M guests2008: 8.7M guests2009: 8.5M guests2010: 9.0M guests2011: 10.0M guests2012: 9.2M guests2013: 10.5M guests2014: 11.9M guests2015: 12.7M guests2016: 13.0M guests2017: 14.8M guests2018: 19.4M guests2019: 19.7M guests2020: 4.6M guests2021: 10.1M guests2022: 18.2M guests

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in guests.

Analysis

Greece recorded 18.23 million guests for foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.9% on the previous year and up 97.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Greece peaked at 19.69 million guests in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.61 million guests, in 2020.

Greece ranks 11th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.70 million guests 5.97 million guests 7.28 million guests 5
2000s 7.49 million guests 6.31 million guests 8.75 million guests 10
2010s 13.03 million guests 8.96 million guests 19.69 million guests 10
2020s 10.99 million guests 4.61 million guests 18.23 million guests 3

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 8 Saudi Arabia 23.30 million guests compare
  2. 9 Mexico 23.24 million guests compare
  3. 10 Austria 21.71 million guests compare
  4. 12 South Korea 17.04 million guests compare
  5. 13 United Kingdom 16.30 million guests compare
  6. 14 Portugal 15.45 million guests compare

See the full ranking of 139 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Greece?
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Greece was 18.23 million guests in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 19.69 million guests in 2019.
What is the lowest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 4.61 million guests in 2020.
How does Greece rank for foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments?
Greece ranks 11th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
Is foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments
Unit
guests
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
139 places, 3,097 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of international visitors who check in to hotels and similar accommodation establishments.