International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Oman
Oman: International tourist departures per 1,000 people was 1,060 departures per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Oman, 2005–2024
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 Oman is 1,060 departures per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Oman peaked at 1,060 departures per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 242.79 departures per 1,000 people, in 2020.
Oman ranks 15th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Oman, year by year
| Year | departures per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 820.39 departures per 1,000 people | — |
| 2006 | 893.91 departures per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 880.49 departures per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 785.06 departures per 1,000 people | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 612.74 departures per 1,000 people | -22.0% |
| 2010 | 679.25 departures per 1,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 794.99 departures per 1,000 people | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 814.18 departures per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 809.36 departures per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 838.99 departures per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 917.11 departures per 1,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 949.01 departures per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 985.81 departures per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 728.6 departures per 1,000 people | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 920.01 departures per 1,000 people | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 242.79 departures per 1,000 people | -73.6% |
| 2021 | 291.31 departures per 1,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 701.49 departures per 1,000 people | +140.8% |
| 2023 | 982.58 departures per 1,000 people | +40.1% |
| 2024 | 1,060 departures per 1,000 people | +7.9% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1,060 departures per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 796.05 departures per 1,000 people, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1,060 departures per 1,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 408.88 departures per 1,000 people, 2.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Oman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +140.8% | 291.31 departures per 1,000 people | 701.49 departures per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | -73.6% | 920.01 departures per 1,000 people | 242.79 departures per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 798.52 departures per 1,000 people | 612.74 departures per 1,000 people | 893.91 departures per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 843.73 departures per 1,000 people | 679.25 departures per 1,000 people | 985.81 departures per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 655.73 departures per 1,000 people | 242.79 departures per 1,000 people | 1,060 departures per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 12 Cyprus 1,292 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Switzerland 1,282 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 14 Finland 1,282 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 16 Kuwait 1,056 departures per 1,000 people
- 17 Andorra 1,029 departures per 1,000 people compare
- 18 Denmark 1,024 departures per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Oman
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0349 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0149 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0087 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourist departures per 1,000 people in Oman?
- International tourist departures per 1,000 people in Oman was 1,060 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1,060 departures per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest international tourist departures per 1,000 people recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 242.79 departures per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Oman rank for international tourist departures per 1,000 people?
- Oman ranks 15th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international tourist departures per 1,000 people rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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.