Local guests in hotels and similar establishments by country

Number of domestic visitors who check in to hotels and similar accommodation establishments within their own country.

Countries reporting
95
Highest
328.78 million guests
Japan
Lowest
2,519 guests
Liechtenstein
Median
1.60 million guests
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
1,992

What the numbers show

Local guests in hotels and similar establishments is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 328.78 million guests in Japan; the lowest is 2,519 guests in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.60 million guests, and the mean is 15.53 million guests.

Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 7,844.4%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 57.4%).

Local guests in hotels and similar establishments: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Japan 328.78 million guests 2024 up 7.9% rising
2 Germany 116.63 million guests 2024 up 16.9% rising
3 Indonesia 96.63 million guests 2022 up 290.2% volatile
4 France 82.34 million guests 2024 up 5.2% rising
5 Spain 65.70 million guests 2024 up 47.0% rising
7 Thailand 63.03 million guests 2020 up 51.7% rising
8 Italy 60.81 million guests 2024 up 39.9% rising
9 Taiwan 59.87 million guests 2024 β€” rising
10 Saudi Arabia 49.01 million guests 2024 up 113.5% rising
11 Peru 48.23 million guests 2022 up 37.1% rising
12 Russia 48.06 million guests 2018 up 129.6% rising
13 Turkey 45.96 million guests 2022 up 208.4% volatile
14 Australia 37.73 million guests 2022 up 37.6% rising
15 Canada 34.39 million guests 2024 β€” rising
16 Poland 30.64 million guests 2024 up 117.1% volatile
17 Iran 25.70 million guests 2011 up 1,193.6% volatile
18 South Korea 23.84 million guests 2018 up 117.7% rising
19 Malaysia 19.87 million guests 2021 down 28.4% rising
20 Sweden 19.21 million guests 2024 up 31.2% rising
21 Netherlands 16.47 million guests 2022 up 48.2% rising
22 Argentina 14.13 million guests 2024 down 6.3% flat
23 Romania 11.97 million guests 2024 up 86.4% rising
24 Norway 11.41 million guests 2024 up 20.5% rising
25 Austria 11.25 million guests 2024 up 17.5% rising
26 Switzerland 10.94 million guests 2024 up 36.7% rising
27 United Arab Emirates 10.20 million guests 2021 up 205.6% rising
28 Portugal 9.60 million guests 2024 up 57.0% rising
29 Czechia 9.29 million guests 2024 up 83.9% rising
30 Israel 8.45 million guests 2022 up 58.6% rising
31 Pakistan 8.39 million guests 2008 up 317.8% volatile
32 Chile 7.80 million guests 2019 up 134.3% volatile
33 Finland 7.64 million guests 2024 up 13.4% rising
34 Denmark 6.73 million guests 2024 up 85.4% rising
35 Greece 6.66 million guests 2022 up 26.7% rising
36 Kazakhstan 6.05 million guests 2024 β€” rising
37 Hungary 5.60 million guests 2024 up 38.2% rising
38 Ireland 5.11 million guests 2019 up 52.6% rising
39 Belgium 5.04 million guests 2024 up 20.7% rising
40 Bulgaria 3.96 million guests 2022 up 61.6% rising
41 Algeria 3.60 million guests 2024 down 4.5% falling
42 Morocco 3.50 million guests 2022 up 54.7% rising
43 Tunisia 2.88 million guests 2022 up 51.4% rising
44 Slovakia 2.80 million guests 2024 up 72.0% rising
45 Oman 2.57 million guests 2024 β€” rising
46 Ukraine 2.44 million guests 2020 down 20.3% rising
47 Georgia 2.13 million guests 2024 up 305.3% volatile
48 Ecuador 2.10 million guests 2022 up 22.9% falling
49 Croatia 1.60 million guests 2024 up 83.3% rising
50 Estonia 1.37 million guests 2022 up 93.9% rising
51 Bolivia 1.28 million guests 2024 down 18.1% rising
52 Belarus 1.28 million guests 2024 up 27.9% falling
53 Serbia 1.04 million guests 2024 up 30.5% falling
54 Jordan 1.02 million guests 2024 up 75.3% rising
55 Cameroon 1.00 million guests 2020 down 45.8% rising
56 Albania 919,048 guests 2024 up 575.8% volatile
57 Syria 875,000 guests 2021 up 112.9% rising
58 Azerbaijan 789,000 guests 2022 up 211.9% volatile
59 Slovenia 770,000 guests 2024 up 18.5% rising
60 Iceland 695,000 guests 2021 up 169.4% rising
61 Cyprus 685,428 guests 2024 up 58.7% rising
62 Puerto Rico 663,000 guests 2022 down 18.8% rising
63 Colombia 548,734 guests 2024 β€” rising
64 Senegal 548,000 guests 2017 up 489.2% volatile
65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 537,000 guests 2024 up 83.3% rising
66 Botswana 503,000 guests 2013 up 322.7% volatile
67 Burkina Faso 489,659 guests 2024 up 66.0% volatile
68 Zimbabwe 461,000 guests 2022 down 19.0% falling
69 Angola 421,000 guests 2022 up 49.8% volatile
70 Nicaragua 328,900 guests 2022 up 92.3% volatile
71 Kyrgyzstan 311,000 guests 2022 up 110.1% rising
72 Malta 271,588 guests 2024 up 74.1% rising
73 North Macedonia 223,419 guests 2024 up 59.6% rising
74 Mozambique 159,000 guests 2021 down 42.8% rising
75 Montenegro 152,000 guests 2024 up 141.3% falling
76 New Caledonia 147,000 guests 2014 up 133.3% volatile
77 Eswatini 129,600 guests 2022 up 27.1% rising
78 Central African Republic 125,000 guests 2021 up 3,687.9% volatile
79 Luxembourg 115,000 guests 2022 up 167.4% volatile
80 Mauritius 114,156 guests 2024 β€” volatile
81 Congo 112,000 guests 2018 up 348.0% volatile
82 Moldova 110,320 guests 2024 up 69.7% falling
83 Bahrain 84,672 guests 2024 up 53.9% rising
84 Togo 70,000 guests 2019 up 112.1% volatile
85 Cape Verde 50,700 guests 2022 down 2.5% rising
86 Namibia 49,000 guests 2003 down 57.4% falling
86 Palestine 49,000 guests 2024 down 9.3% rising
88 United States Virgin Islands 45,000 guests 2021 down 16.7% falling
89 French Guiana 24,000 guests 2024 β€” rising
90 Mali 23,700 guests 2022 down 21.0% falling
91 Niger 23,000 guests 2008 up 91.7% rising
92 East Timor 14,300 guests 2021 up 7,844.4% volatile
93 Democratic Republic of Congo 11,000 guests 2009 up 57.1% rising
94 Chad 10,700 guests 2021 up 494.4% volatile
95 Monaco 5,100 guests 2022 down 49.5% falling
96 Liechtenstein 2,519 guests 2024 up 529.8% rising

About this data

Indicator
Local guests in hotels and similar establishments
Unit
guests
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,992 data points, 1995–2024
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Number of domestic visitors who check in to hotels and similar accommodation establishments within their own country.