Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Cyprus

Cyprus: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people was 2,974 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
2,974 arrivals per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
21st
of 203 countries
All-time high
3,100 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2018
All-time low
485.01 arrivals per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Cyprus, 1995–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1995200920241995: 2.4k arrivals per 1,000 people1996: 2.2k arrivals per 1,000 people1997: 2.3k arrivals per 1,000 people1998: 2.4k arrivals per 1,000 people1999: 2.6k arrivals per 1,000 people2000: 2.8k arrivals per 1,000 people2001: 2.8k arrivals per 1,000 people2002: 2.5k arrivals per 1,000 people2003: 2.3k arrivals per 1,000 people2004: 2.3k arrivals per 1,000 people2005: 2.4k arrivals per 1,000 people2006: 2.3k arrivals per 1,000 people2007: 2.3k arrivals per 1,000 people2008: 2.2k arrivals per 1,000 people2009: 1.9k arrivals per 1,000 people2010: 1.9k arrivals per 1,000 people2011: 2.1k arrivals per 1,000 people2012: 2.1k arrivals per 1,000 people2013: 2.0k arrivals per 1,000 people2014: 2.0k arrivals per 1,000 people2015: 2.2k arrivals per 1,000 people2016: 2.6k arrivals per 1,000 people2017: 2.9k arrivals per 1,000 people2018: 3.1k arrivals per 1,000 people2019: 3.1k arrivals per 1,000 people2020: 485 arrivals per 1,000 people2021: 1.5k arrivals per 1,000 people2022: 2.4k arrivals per 1,000 people2023: 2.9k arrivals per 1,000 people2024: 3.0k arrivals per 1,000 people

Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in arrivals per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2024, arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Cyprus stood at 2,974 arrivals per 1,000 people.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Cyprus peaked at 3,100 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 485.01 arrivals per 1,000 people, in 2020.

Cyprus ranks 21st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,404 arrivals per 1,000 people 2,215 arrivals per 1,000 people 2,614 arrivals per 1,000 people 5
2000s 2,375 arrivals per 1,000 people 1,930 arrivals per 1,000 people 2,834 arrivals per 1,000 people 10
2010s 2,405 arrivals per 1,000 people 1,927 arrivals per 1,000 people 3,100 arrivals per 1,000 people 10
2020s 2,039 arrivals per 1,000 people 485.01 arrivals per 1,000 people 2,974 arrivals per 1,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 18 Antigua and Barbuda 3,521 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  2. 19 Montenegro 3,312 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  3. 20 Maldives 3,196 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  4. 22 Hong Kong 2,959 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  5. 23 Liechtenstein 2,952 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
  6. 24 Austria 2,892 arrivals per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 203 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Cyprus?
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Cyprus was 2,974 arrivals 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 arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 3,100 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2018.
What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 485.01 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2020.
How does Cyprus rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
Cyprus ranks 21st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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 Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people
Unit
arrivals per 1,000 people
Source
UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 5,187 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.