Trips by domestic tourists per person in Australia
Australia: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 4.3 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Australia, 1999–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trips by domestic tourists per person in Australia is 4.3 trips per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in Australia peaked at 4.61 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.82 trips per person, in 2020.
Australia ranks 3rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Australia, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.86 trips per person | — |
| 2000 | 3.86 trips per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.85 trips per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.84 trips per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.71 trips per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.71 trips per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.45 trips per person | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 3.57 trips per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.55 trips per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.37 trips per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 3.11 trips per person | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 3.13 trips per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.2 trips per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.26 trips per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.26 trips per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.58 trips per person | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 3.65 trips per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.73 trips per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.98 trips per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 4.17 trips per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.61 trips per person | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 2.82 trips per person | -38.9% |
| 2021 | 3.16 trips per person | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 4.13 trips per person | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 4.26 trips per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 4.3 trips per person | +1.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.3 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 trips per person, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4.3 trips per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31 trips per person, 1.9× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trips by domestic tourists per person in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -38.9% | 4.61 trips per person | 2.82 trips per person |
| 2022 | +30.6% | 3.16 trips per person | 4.13 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.86 trips per person | 3.86 trips per person | 3.86 trips per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.6 trips per person | 3.11 trips per person | 3.86 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 trips per person | 3.13 trips per person | 4.61 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 trips per person | 2.82 trips per person | 4.3 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trips by domestic tourists per person in Australia?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in Australia was 4.3 trips per person in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.82 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Trips by domestic tourists per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by individuals who travel within their own country and spend at least one night at their destination, per person in the country's population.