International tourist trips in Israel

Israel: International tourist trips was 961,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
961,000
Change on year
down 68.1%
World rank
97th
of 203 countries
All-time high
4.55 million
in 2019
All-time low
397,000
in 2021
Years of data
30
1995–2024

International tourist trips in Israel, 1995–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1995200920241995: 2.2M1996: 2.1M1997: 2.0M1998: 1.9M1999: 2.3M2000: 2.4M2001: 1.2M2002: 861.9k2003: 1.1M2004: 1.5M2005: 1.9M2006: 1.8M2007: 2.1M2008: 2.6M2009: 2.3M2010: 2.8M2011: 2.8M2012: 2.9M2013: 3.0M2014: 2.9M2015: 2.8M2016: 2.9M2017: 3.6M2018: 4.1M2019: 4.6M2020: 831.0k2021: 397.0k2022: 2.7M2023: 3.0M2024: 961.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for international tourist trips in Israel is 961,000, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 68.1% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international tourist trips in Israel peaked at 4.55 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 397,000, in 2021.

That places Israel 97th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

International tourist trips in Israel, year by year

Annual values for International tourist trips in Israel, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 2.21 million —
1996 2.10 million -5.2%
1997 2.01 million -4.3%
1998 1.94 million -3.4%
1999 2.31 million +19.1%
2000 2.42 million +4.5%
2001 1.20 million -50.5%
2002 861,900 -27.9%
2003 1.06 million +23.3%
2004 1.51 million +41.6%
2005 1.90 million +26.4%
2006 1.82 million -4.1%
2007 2.07 million +13.3%
2008 2.57 million +24.4%
2009 2.32 million -9.8%
2010 2.80 million +20.8%
2011 2.82 million +0.6%
2012 2.89 million +2.3%
2013 2.96 million +2.6%
2014 2.93 million -1.2%
2015 2.80 million -4.4%
2016 2.90 million +3.6%
2017 3.61 million +24.6%
2018 4.12 million +14.1%
2019 4.55 million +10.5%
2020 831,000 -81.7%
2021 397,000 -52.2%
2022 2.67 million +573.8%
2023 3.01 million +12.5%
2024 961,000 -68.1%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 961,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.67 million, 26% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 961,000 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.66 million, 36% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where International tourist trips in Israel 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +573.8% 397,000 2.67 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.12 million 1.94 million 2.31 million 5
2000s 1.77 million 861,900 2.57 million 10
2010s 3.24 million 2.80 million 4.55 million 10
2020s 1.57 million 397,000 3.01 million 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 94 Paraguay 1.06 million compare
  2. 95 Luxembourg 1.01 million compare
  3. 96 Pakistan 966,000 compare
  4. 98 Fiji 928,938 compare
  5. 99 Ghana 915,000 compare
  6. 100 Namibia 864,000 compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More reference data data for Israel

All data for Israel →

Frequently asked questions

What is international tourist trips in Israel?
International tourist trips in Israel was 961,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest international tourist trips recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 4.55 million in 2019.
What is the lowest international tourist trips recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 397,000 in 2021.
How does Israel rank for international tourist trips?
Israel ranks 97th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is international tourist trips rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

International tourist trips in Israel. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/international-tourist-trips/israel/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/international-tourist-trips/israel/">International tourist trips in Israel</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
International tourist trips
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 5,187 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed