Trips by domestic tourists per person in Canada
Canada: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 3.07 trips per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Canada, 2006–2024
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 Canada is 3.07 trips per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in Canada peaked at 3.13 trips per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.77 trips per person, in 2020.
Canada ranks 8th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Canada, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.67 trips per person | — |
| 2007 | 2.68 trips per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.62 trips per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7 trips per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.69 trips per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.06 trips per person | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1 trips per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.09 trips per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.05 trips per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.05 trips per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.11 trips per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.13 trips per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.56 trips per person | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 2.48 trips per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.77 trips per person | -28.6% |
| 2021 | 2.22 trips per person | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 2.86 trips per person | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 2.94 trips per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.07 trips per person | +4.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 3.07 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 trips per person, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trips by domestic tourists per person in Canada 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 | -28.6% | 2.48 trips per person | 1.77 trips per person |
| 2022 | +29.0% | 2.22 trips per person | 2.86 trips per person |
| 2021 | +25.2% | 1.77 trips per person | 2.22 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 trips per person | 2.62 trips per person | 2.7 trips per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.93 trips per person | 2.48 trips per person | 3.13 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 trips per person | 1.77 trips per person | 3.07 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trips by domestic tourists per person in Canada?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in Canada was 3.07 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.13 trips per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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.