Trips by domestic tourists per person in Belgium
Belgium: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 0.4897 trips per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Belgium, 2009–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.4897 trips per person for trips by domestic tourists per person in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in Belgium peaked at 0.7584 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3712 trips per person, in 2020.
Belgium ranks 54th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Belgium, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5023 trips per person | — |
| 2010 | 0.5305 trips per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5548 trips per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5684 trips per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5796 trips per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6025 trips per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6645 trips per person | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.682 trips per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6974 trips per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7386 trips per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7584 trips per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3712 trips per person | -51.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5973 trips per person | +60.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4947 trips per person | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5023 trips per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4897 trips per person | -2.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4897 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 trips per person, 34% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4897 trips per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 trips per person, 41% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trips by domestic tourists per person in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +60.9% | 0.3712 trips per person | 0.5973 trips per person |
| 2020 | -51.0% | 0.7584 trips per person | 0.3712 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5023 trips per person | 0.5023 trips per person | 0.5023 trips per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6376 trips per person | 0.5305 trips per person | 0.7584 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.491 trips per person | 0.3712 trips per person | 0.5973 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 51 Greece 0.5753 trips per person compare
- 52 Ecuador 0.5474 trips per person compare
- 53 South Africa 0.5451 trips per person compare
- 55 Venezuela 0.4138 trips per person compare
- 56 Kazakhstan 0.3854 trips per person compare
- 57 El Salvador 0.336 trips per person compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trips by domestic tourists per person in Belgium?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in Belgium was 0.4897 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7584 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3712 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- Belgium ranks 54th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.