Trips by purpose, duration, destination and sex of the tourist (1996-2011) by country

Name: Trips by purpose, duration, destination and sex of the tourist (1996-2011)
Creator: Eurostat
License: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)

Countries reporting

Highest

64.68 million Number

Germany

Lowest

223,716 Number

Cyprus

Median

2.82 million Number

Years covered

1996–2011

Data points

365

What the numbers show

Trips by purpose, duration, destination and sex of the tourist (1996-2011) is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 64.68 million Number in Germany; the lowest is 223,716 Number in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.82 million Number, and the mean is 9.06 million Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 289.

Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 306.2%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 27.0%).

Trips by purpose, duration, destination and sex of the tourist: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Germany	64.68 million Number	2011	up 118.0%	rising
2	France	49.84 million Number	2011	up 66.7%	rising
3	United Kingdom	31.61 million Number	2011	down 27.0%	flat
3	United Kingdom	31.61 million Number	2011	down 27.0%	flat
5	Spain	28.96 million Number	2011	up 11.7%	rising
6	Italy	11.82 million Number	2011	down 19.9%	rising
7	Sweden	10.68 million Number	2011	down 13.9%	falling
8	Finland	9.98 million Number	2011	up 46.5%	rising
9	Denmark	8.03 million Number	2011	up 306.2%	volatile
10	Poland	6.92 million Number	2011	down 26.0%	falling
10	Poland	6.92 million Number	2011	down 26.0%	falling
12	Czechia	6.04 million Number	2011	up 5.4%	falling
13	Norway	5.11 million Number	2011	up 9.6%	rising
14	Hungary	4.35 million Number	2011	down 1.0%	falling
15	Austria	4.22 million Number	2011	up 4.8%	rising
16	Romania	3.45 million Number	2011	up 31.7%	rising
17	Portugal	2.88 million Number	2011	down 17.5%	rising
18	Ireland	2.77 million Number	2009	up 210.7%	rising
19	Belgium	2.25 million Number	2011	up 66.6%	rising
20	Croatia	2.01 million Number	2011	—	rising
20	Croatia	2.01 million Number	2011	—	rising
22	Slovakia	1.84 million Number	2011	down 12.7%	falling
22	Slovakia	1.84 million Number	2011	down 12.7%	falling
24	Greece	1.82 million Number	2011	up 50.5%	rising
25	Lithuania	884,166 Number	2011	up 15.5%	flat
25	Lithuania	884,166 Number	2011	up 15.5%	flat
27	Latvia	805,398 Number	2011	up 31.5%	rising
27	Latvia	805,398 Number	2011	up 31.5%	rising
29	Slovenia	777,000 Number	2011	up 11.4%	flat
29	Slovenia	777,000 Number	2011	up 11.4%	flat
31	Estonia	518,000 Number	2011	up 119.5%	rising
31	Estonia	518,000 Number	2011	up 119.5%	rising
33	Luxembourg	368,796 Number	2011	up 109.5%	rising
34	Cyprus	223,716 Number	2011	up 65.3%	rising

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Indicator: Trips by purpose, duration, destination and sex of the tourist (1996-2011)
Unit: Number
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 34 places, 365 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed: 30 August 2026