Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in French Guiana
French Guiana: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes was 56,780 trips in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in French Guiana, 2001–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in trips.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 56,780 trips for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in French Guiana peaked at 66,500 trips in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26,000 trips, in 2021.
French Guiana ranks 152nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in French Guiana, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35,000 trips | — |
| 2002 | 41,000 trips | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 47,000 trips | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 42,000 trips | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 46,000 trips | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 52,000 trips | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 57,300 trips | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 66,500 trips | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 34,810 trips | -47.7% |
| 2021 | 26,000 trips | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 47,450 trips | +82.5% |
| 2023 | 48,520 trips | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 56,780 trips | +17.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in French Guiana 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 | +82.5% | 26,000 trips | 47,450 trips |
| 2020 | -47.7% | 66,500 trips | 34,810 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,200 trips | 35,000 trips | 47,000 trips | 5 |
| 2010s | 58,600 trips | 52,000 trips | 66,500 trips | 3 |
| 2020s | 42,712 trips | 26,000 trips | 56,780 trips | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
More reference data data for French Guiana
- Milk production 293 tonnes (2006)
- Milk production, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2006)
- Poultry production, annual growth rate -7.5 % change on previous year (2006)
- Egg production, annual growth rate 8.37 % change on previous year (2006)
- Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. -9.99 % change on previous year (2006)
- FAO projections of arable land 16,435 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.39 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 0.9565 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 25,569 hectares (2023)
- Land area in hectares 8.28 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in French Guiana?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in French Guiana was 56,780 trips in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 66,500 trips in 2017.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,000 trips in 2021.
- How does French Guiana rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes?
- French Guiana ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Guiana data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.