Outbound tourism — Departures in Türkiye

Türkiye: Outbound tourism — Departures was 11.39 million Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.39 million Persons
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
11.39 million Persons
in 2024
All-time low
2.24 million Persons
in 2020
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Outbound tourism — Departures in Türkiye, 2008–2024

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M2008201620242008: 4.9M Persons2009: 5.6M Persons2010: 6.6M Persons2011: 6.3M Persons2012: 5.8M Persons2013: 7.5M Persons2014: 8.0M Persons2015: 8.8M Persons2016: 7.9M Persons2017: 8.9M Persons2018: 8.4M Persons2019: 9.7M Persons2020: 2.2M Persons2021: 2.7M Persons2022: 7.3M Persons2023: 11.1M Persons2024: 11.4M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for outbound tourism — departures in Türkiye is 11.39 million Persons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound tourism — departures in Türkiye peaked at 11.39 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.24 million Persons, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.23 million Persons 4.89 million Persons 5.56 million Persons 2
2010s 7.77 million Persons 5.80 million Persons 9.65 million Persons 10
2020s 6.94 million Persons 2.24 million Persons 11.39 million Persons 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Germany 164.53 million Persons compare
  2. 2 United States 107.71 million Persons compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom 91.44 million Persons compare
  4. 4 Mexico 68.89 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound tourism — departures in Türkiye?
Outbound tourism — departures in Türkiye was 11.39 million Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest outbound tourism — departures recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 11.39 million Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest outbound tourism — departures recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million Persons in 2020.
How does Türkiye rank for outbound tourism — departures?
Türkiye ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2024.
Is outbound tourism — departures rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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Indicator
Outbound tourism — Departures
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 695 data points, 2008–2025
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Outbound tourism comprises the activities of residents of a given country travelling to and staying in places outside their country of residence.