International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Belgium
Belgium: International tourist departures per 1,000 people was 1,526 departures per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Belgium, 1996–2024
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
The most recent figure for international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Belgium is 1,526 departures per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Belgium peaked at 1,526 departures per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 555.78 departures per 1,000 people, in 1996.
Belgium ranks 7th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 671.51 departures per 1,000 people | 555.78 departures per 1,000 people | 762.12 departures per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 767.47 departures per 1,000 people | 638.67 departures per 1,000 people | 890.08 departures per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,080 departures per 1,000 people | 804.73 departures per 1,000 people | 1,507 departures per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,147 departures per 1,000 people | 615.94 departures per 1,000 people | 1,526 departures per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 4 Austria 1,801 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
- 8 Norway 1,508 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 9 Germany 1,353 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 10 United Kingdom 1,311 departures per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Belgium?
- International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Belgium was 1,526 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,526 departures per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest international tourist departures per 1,000 people recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 555.78 departures per 1,000 people in 1996.
- How does Belgium rank for international tourist departures per 1,000 people?
- Belgium ranks 7th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international tourist departures per 1,000 people rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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.