International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Austria
Austria: International tourist departures per 1,000 people was 1,801 departures per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Austria, 2000–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in departures per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Austria stood at 1,801 departures per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Austria peaked at 1,801 departures per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 444.32 departures per 1,000 people, in 2020.
Austria ranks 4th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Austria, year by year
| Year | departures per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 939.48 departures per 1,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,038 departures per 1,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 1,023 departures per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1,032 departures per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,024 departures per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 997.18 departures per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,214 departures per 1,000 people | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 1,190 departures per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,163 departures per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,213 departures per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1,181 departures per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,176 departures per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,300 departures per 1,000 people | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 1,258 departures per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,286 departures per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,230 departures per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1,320 departures per 1,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 1,306 departures per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,249 departures per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,340 departures per 1,000 people | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 444.32 departures per 1,000 people | -66.8% |
| 2021 | 838.85 departures per 1,000 people | +88.8% |
| 2022 | 1,549 departures per 1,000 people | +84.7% |
| 2023 | 1,761 departures per 1,000 people | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 1,801 departures per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1,801 departures per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 796.05 departures per 1,000 people, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1,801 departures per 1,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 644.21 departures per 1,000 people, 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +88.8% | 444.32 departures per 1,000 people | 838.85 departures per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | +84.7% | 838.85 departures per 1,000 people | 1,549 departures per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | -66.8% | 1,340 departures per 1,000 people | 444.32 departures per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,083 departures per 1,000 people | 939.48 departures per 1,000 people | 1,214 departures per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,265 departures per 1,000 people | 1,176 departures per 1,000 people | 1,340 departures per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,279 departures per 1,000 people | 444.32 departures per 1,000 people | 1,801 departures per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 1 Luxembourg 4,315 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 2 Bermuda 3,032 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 3 Slovenia 2,224 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 5 Sweden 1,730 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 6 Malta 1,564 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 7 Belgium 1,526 departures per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Austria?
- International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Austria was 1,801 departures per 1,000 people in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international tourist departures per 1,000 people recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,801 departures per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest international tourist departures per 1,000 people recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 444.32 departures per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for international tourist departures per 1,000 people?
- Austria ranks 4th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international tourist departures per 1,000 people rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist departures per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the origin country's population.