International tourist departures in Cyprus
Cyprus: International tourist departures was 1.75 million departures in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.75 million departures
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
55th
of 112 countries
All-time high
1.75 million departures
in 2024
All-time low
485,806 departures
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
International tourist departures in Cyprus, 2020–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in departures.
Analysis
In 2024, international tourist departures in Cyprus stood at 1.75 million departures. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 261.2% over five years.
That places Cyprus 55th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
International tourist departures in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | departures | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 485,806 departures | — |
| 2021 | 513,659 departures | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 1.26 million departures | +145.2% |
| 2023 | 1.68 million departures | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 1.75 million departures | +4.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 1.75 million departures is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.86 million departures, 36% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 1.75 million departures is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.98 million departures, 35% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 52 Morocco 2.02 million departures
- 53 El Salvador 1.88 million departures compare
- 54 Latvia 1.80 million departures compare
- 56 Armenia 1.68 million departures compare
- 57 New Zealand 1.63 million departures
- 58 Zimbabwe 1.61 million departures
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourist departures in Cyprus?
- International tourist departures in Cyprus was 1.75 million departures in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international tourist departures recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million departures in 2024.
- What is the lowest international tourist departures recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 485,806 departures in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for international tourist departures?
- Cyprus ranks 55th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist departures. 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.