International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Israel
Israel: International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons was 875,000 trips in 2024. ▲ Rising
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Israel, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in trips.
Analysis
Israel recorded 875,000 trips for international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in 2024.
That represents a change of down 68.7% on the previous year and down 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Israel peaked at 4.10 million trips in 2019 and was at its lowest, 698,000 trips, in 2002.
That places Israel 82nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Israel, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.86 million trips | — |
| 1996 | 1.68 million trips | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 1.60 million trips | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.55 million trips | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.94 million trips | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 2.13 million trips | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 981,000 trips | -53.9% |
| 2002 | 698,000 trips | -28.8% |
| 2003 | 850,000 trips | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million trips | +43.4% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million trips | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 1.59 million trips | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.84 million trips | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 2.24 million trips | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million trips | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 2.46 million trips | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 2.42 million trips | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.45 million trips | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.61 million trips | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 2.55 million trips | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.44 million trips | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.58 million trips | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.21 million trips | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 3.71 million trips | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 4.10 million trips | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 2.30 million trips | -43.9% |
| 2023 | 2.80 million trips | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 875,000 trips | -68.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.73 million trips | 1.55 million trips | 1.94 million trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million trips | 698,000 trips | 2.24 million trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 million trips | 2.42 million trips | 4.10 million trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 million trips | 875,000 trips | 2.80 million trips | 3 |
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More reference data data for Israel
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Israel?
- International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons in Israel was 875,000 trips in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 million trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 698,000 trips in 2002.
- How does Israel rank for international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons?
- Israel ranks 82nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.