Outbound tourism — Departures in Korea
Korea: Outbound tourism — Departures was 29.55 million Persons in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Outbound tourism — Departures in Korea, 2008–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Korea recorded 29.55 million Persons for outbound tourism — departures in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outbound tourism — departures in Korea peaked at 29.55 million Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.22 million Persons, in 2021.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.75 million Persons | 9.49 million Persons | 12.00 million Persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.54 million Persons | 12.49 million Persons | 28.71 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.50 million Persons | 1.22 million Persons | 29.55 million Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Germany 164.53 million Persons compare
- 2 United States 107.71 million Persons compare
- 3 United Kingdom 91.44 million Persons compare
- 4 Mexico 68.89 million Persons compare
- 5 Italy 56.59 million Persons compare
More reference data data for Korea
- Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days 19.3 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Regions — Change in extreme precipitation days 1.2 Days per year (2024)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Regions — Cooling degree days 226.4 Degree days (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Regions — Cooling degree days days 83.85 Degree days (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Regions 1,949 Degree days (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Regions — Heating degree degree -281.7 Degree days (2023)
- Dependency rates - Regions — Dependency ratio 27.08 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2023)
- Deaths by 5-year age groups - Regions 7 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions 523,024 Persons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outbound tourism — departures in Korea?
- Outbound tourism — departures in Korea was 29.55 million Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest outbound tourism — departures recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.55 million Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest outbound tourism — departures recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 million Persons in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for outbound tourism — departures?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is outbound tourism — departures rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Outbound tourism — Departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Outbound tourism comprises the activities of residents of a given country travelling to and staying in places outside their country of residence.