International tourist departures in Romania

Romania: International tourist departures was 2.23 million departures in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.23 million departures
Change on year
up 17.5%
World rank
49th
of 112 countries
All-time high
2.23 million departures
in 2024
All-time low
466,000 departures
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024

International tourist departures in Romania, 2020–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2020202220242020: 466.0k departures2021: 965.0k departures2022: 1.5M departures2023: 1.9M departures2024: 2.2M departures

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in departures.

Analysis

Romania recorded 2.23 million departures for international tourist departures in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 379.2% over five years.

Romania ranks 49th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

International tourist departures in Romania, year by year

Annual values for International tourist departures in Romania, 2020 to 2024.
Year departures Change
2020 466,000 departures
2021 965,000 departures +107.1%
2022 1.51 million departures +56.4%
2023 1.90 million departures +25.9%
2024 2.23 million departures +17.5%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 2.23 million departures is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.86 million departures, 46% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 2.23 million departures is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.98 million departures, 45% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 46 Kuwait 2.65 million departures
  2. 47 Iran 2.40 million departures
  3. 48 Lithuania 2.28 million departures compare
  4. 50 Croatia 2.12 million departures compare
  5. 51 Peru 2.12 million departures
  6. 52 Morocco 2.02 million departures

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Frequently asked questions

What is international tourist departures in Romania?
International tourist departures in Romania was 2.23 million departures in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest international tourist departures recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 2.23 million departures in 2024.
What is the lowest international tourist departures recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 466,000 departures in 2020.
How does Romania rank for international tourist departures?
Romania ranks 49th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Romania 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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About this data

Indicator
International tourist departures
Unit
departures
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 2,384 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by country's residents who travel abroad and stay overnight.