International tourist departures in Latvia
Latvia: International tourist departures was 1.80 million departures in 2024. ▼ Falling
International tourist departures in Latvia, 2009–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in departures.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourist departures in Latvia is 1.80 million departures, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist departures in Latvia peaked at 1.80 million departures in 2024 and was at its lowest, 432,000 departures, in 2020.
That places Latvia 54th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
International tourist departures in Latvia, year by year
| Year | departures | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1.57 million departures | — |
| 2010 | 1.65 million departures | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.53 million departures | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million departures | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million departures | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million departures | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million departures | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million departures | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.26 million departures | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million departures | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million departures | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 432,000 departures | -70.8% |
| 2021 | 512,000 departures | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 1.30 million departures | +154.5% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million departures | +30.9% |
| 2024 | 1.80 million departures | +5.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 1.80 million departures is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.86 million departures, 37% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 1.80 million departures is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.98 million departures, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourist departures in Latvia 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 | +154.5% | 512,000 departures | 1.30 million departures |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.57 million departures | 1.57 million departures | 1.57 million departures | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.38 million departures | 1.24 million departures | 1.65 million departures | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million departures | 432,000 departures | 1.80 million departures | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourist departures in Latvia?
- International tourist departures in Latvia was 1.80 million departures in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international tourist departures recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million departures in 2024.
- What is the lowest international tourist departures recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 432,000 departures in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for international tourist departures?
- Latvia ranks 54th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international tourist departures rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.