Outbound tourism — Departures in Türkiye
Türkiye: Outbound tourism — Departures was 11.39 million Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Outbound tourism — Departures in Türkiye, 2008–2024
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.
Outbound tourism — Departures in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.89 million Persons | — |
| 2009 | 5.56 million Persons | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 6.56 million Persons | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 6.28 million Persons | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 5.80 million Persons | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 7.53 million Persons | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 7.98 million Persons | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 8.75 million Persons | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 7.89 million Persons | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 8.89 million Persons | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 8.39 million Persons | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 9.65 million Persons | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 2.24 million Persons | -76.8% |
| 2021 | 2.74 million Persons | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 7.27 million Persons | +165.4% |
| 2023 | 11.07 million Persons | +52.3% |
| 2024 | 11.39 million Persons | +2.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outbound tourism — Departures in Türkiye 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 | +165.4% | 2.74 million Persons | 7.27 million Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 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
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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 countries 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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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.