Trips by domestic tourists per person in South Korea
South Korea: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 2.25 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trips by domestic tourists per person in South Korea, 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
In 2024, trips by domestic tourists per person in South Korea stood at 2.25 trips per person.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in South Korea peaked at 3.16 trips per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.46 trips per person, in 2011.
That places South Korea 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in South Korea, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.33 trips per person | — |
| 2010 | 1.89 trips per person | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 1.46 trips per person | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 1.86 trips per person | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 1.99 trips per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.95 trips per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.96 trips per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.97 trips per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.19 trips per person | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 3.16 trips per person | +44.3% |
| 2019 | 3.14 trips per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.71 trips per person | -45.6% |
| 2021 | 1.69 trips per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.25 trips per person | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 2.39 trips per person | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 2.25 trips per person | -5.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 2.25 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 trips per person, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 2.25 trips per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31 trips per person, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 trips per person | 2.33 trips per person | 2.33 trips per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.16 trips per person | 1.46 trips per person | 3.16 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 trips per person | 1.69 trips per person | 2.39 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trips by domestic tourists per person in South Korea?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in South Korea was 2.25 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 trips per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 trips per person in 2011.
- How does South Korea rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- South Korea ranks 15th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.