Trips by domestic tourists per person in India
India: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 1.21 trips per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Trips by domestic tourists per person in India, 1995–2022
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 India is 1.21 trips per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 153.4% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in India peaked at 1.67 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1423 trips per person, in 1995.
India ranks 31st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in India, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1423 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.143 trips per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.16 trips per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1651 trips per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1837 trips per person | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2081 trips per person | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2194 trips per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2456 trips per person | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2767 trips per person | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3224 trips per person | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3395 trips per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3942 trips per person | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4422 trips per person | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4661 trips per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5457 trips per person | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6013 trips per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6855 trips per person | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8173 trips per person | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8817 trips per person | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9775 trips per person | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 1.08 trips per person | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2 trips per person | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 1.22 trips per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.35 trips per person | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.67 trips per person | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4351 trips per person | -74.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4792 trips per person | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.21 trips per person | +153.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.21 trips per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1063 trips per person, 11.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trips by domestic tourists per person in India 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 | +153.4% | 0.4792 trips per person | 1.21 trips per person |
| 2020 | -74.0% | 1.67 trips per person | 0.4351 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1588 trips per person | 0.1423 trips per person | 0.1837 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.346 trips per person | 0.2081 trips per person | 0.5457 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 trips per person | 0.6013 trips per person | 1.67 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7095 trips per person | 0.4351 trips per person | 1.21 trips per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trips by domestic tourists per person in India?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in India was 1.21 trips per person in 2022, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1423 trips per person in 1995.
- How does India rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- India ranks 31st out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.