Most Visited Countries

TOURISM REFERENCE · 2007–2025

Most Visited Countries

Explore historical international tourist-arrival tables by year, and use official data sources to put destination popularity into context.

Which country gets the most visitors?

France, with about 102 million international arrivals in 2025 (an Atout France estimate). Spain came second with 96.8 million and the United States third with 68.3 million.

Treat the lower places with some care. The UN Tourism dashboard has no 2025 figures yet for France, the United Kingdom, Germany or China, and the other three would likely rank in or near the top 10.

Last updated 7 November 2026, using UN Tourism data published 30 October 2026.

Choose a reference year

Browse the existing series of international tourist-arrival tables. These are historical reference figures, rather than a forecast of how busy a destination will be during your visit.

Reading the data

Figures for 2016 to 2024 follow the UN Tourism Data Dashboard; earlier tables reproduce the site’s existing historical series. Definitions, reporting coverage and later revisions can affect comparisons; the older tables contain incomplete entries. For the latest official figures, use the UN Tourism Data Dashboard.

2025: international tourist arrivals

2025 — UN Tourism data; France: Atout France estimate
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2025)		Change
vs 2024
1France102 million (estimate)—
2Spain96.8 million+3.2%
3United States68.3 million−5.5%
4Turkey62.0 million+2.4%
5Italy61.3 million+6.3%
6Mexico47.8 million+6.1%
7Japan42.7 million+15.8%
8Greece38.0 million+5.6%
9Austria33.5 million+5.0%
10Thailand33.0 million−7.2%

About the 2025 figures

All figures come from the UN Tourism Data Dashboard (updated 30 October 2026), except France. The dashboard has no 2025 entry for France yet, so its figure is an Atout France estimate. The change column also comes from the dashboard, so France has no figure there.

The dashboard has no 2025 figures for the United Kingdom, Germany or China either, so they are not ranked here. Their latest dashboard figures are 38.2 million for the United Kingdom (2024), 37.4 million for Germany (2024) and 34.3 million for China (2023).

Countries do not all count the same way: Japan reports visitors at the border and Austria reports tourists in accommodation, while the others listed from the dashboard report tourists at the border.

Why did the order change in 2025? Our analysis of tourism's winners and losers in 2025 looks at Japan's jump, the fall in US arrivals and how close Spain is to France.

2024 · International tourist arrivals
2024 — UN Tourism data
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2024)
1France102.2 million
2Spain93.8 million
3United States72.3 million
4Turkey60.6 million
5Italy57.7 million
6Mexico45.0 million
7United Kingdom38.2 million
8Germany37.4 million
9Japan36.9 million
10Greece36.0 million
2023 · International tourist arrivals
2023 — UN Tourism data
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2023)
1France100.2 million
2Spain85.2 million
3United States66.3 million
4Italy57.2 million
5Turkey55.2 million
6Mexico41.9 million
7United Kingdom37.2 million
8Germany34.7 million
9China34.3 million
10Greece32.7 million
2022 · International tourist arrivals
2022 — UN Tourism data
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2022)
1France93.2 million
2Spain71.7 million
3United States50.8 million
4Turkey50.5 million
5Italy49.8 million
6Mexico38.3 million
7United Kingdom30.7 million
8Germany28.4 million
9Greece27.8 million
10Austria26.2 million
2021 · International tourist arrivals
2021 — UN Tourism data
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2021)
1France48.4 million
2Mexico31.9 million
3Spain31.2 million
4Turkey29.9 million
5Italy26.9 million
6United States22.3 million
7Greece14.7 million
8Austria12.7 million
9Germany11.7 million
10United Arab Emirates11.5 million
2020 · International tourist arrivals
2020 — UN Tourism data
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2020)
1France41.7 million
2Italy25.2 million
3Mexico24.3 million
4United States19.2 million
5Spain18.9 million
6Turkey15.9 million
7Austria15.1 million
8Germany12.4 million
9United Kingdom10.7 million
10Poland8.4 million
2019 · International tourist arrivals
2019 — UN Tourism data
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2019)
1France90.9 million
2Spain83.5 million
3United States79.4 million
4China65.7 million
5Italy64.5 million
6Turkey51.2 million
7Mexico45.0 million
8Thailand39.9 million
9Germany39.6 million
10United Kingdom39.4 million
Data: 2019 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
2018 · International tourist arrivals
2018 — UN Tourism data
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2018)
1France89.3 million
2Spain82.8 million
3United States79.7 million
4China62.9 million
5Italy61.6 million
6Turkey45.8 million
7Mexico41.3 million
8Germany38.9 million
9United Kingdom38.7 million
10Thailand38.2 million
Data: 2018 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
2017 · International tourist arrivals
2017 — UN Tourism data
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2017)
1France86.8 million
2Spain81.9 million
3United States77.2 million
4China60.7 million
5Italy58.3 million
6United Kingdom39.5 million
7Mexico39.3 million
8Turkey37.6 million
9Germany37.5 million
10Thailand35.6 million
2016 · International tourist arrivals
2016 — UN Tourism data
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2016)
1France82.7 million
2United States76.4 million
3Spain75.3 million
4China59.3 million
5Italy52.4 million
6United Kingdom37.4 million
7Germany35.6 million
8Mexico35.1 million
9Thailand32.5 million
10Turkey30.3 million
2013 · International tourist arrivals
2013 — existing historical series
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2013)
1France84.7 million
2United States69.8 million
3Spain60.7 million
4China55.7 million
5Italy47.7 million
6Turkey37.8 million
7Germany31.5 million
8United Kingdom31.2 million
9Russia28.4 million
10Thailand26.5 million
Data: 2013 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
2012 · International tourist arrivals
2012 — existing historical series
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2012)
1France83.0 million
2United States67.0 million
3China57.7 million
4Spain57.7 million
5Italy46.4 million
6Turkey35.7 million
7Germany30.4 million
8United Kingdom29.3 million
9Russia25.7 million
10Malaysia25.0 million
Data: 2012 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
2011 · International tourist arrivals
2011 — existing historical series
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2011)
1France81.6 million
2United States62.7 million
3China57.6 million
4Spain56.2 million
5Italy46.1 million
6Turkey34.7 million
7Germany28.4 million
8United Kingdom29.3 million
9Russia22.7 million
10Malaysia24.7 million
Data: 2011 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
2010 · International tourist arrivals
2010 — existing historical series
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2010)
1France76.80 million
2United States59.75 million
3China55.67 million
4Spain52.68 million
5Italy43.63 million
6United Kingdom28.13 million
7Turkey27.00 million
8Germany26.88 million
9Malaysia24.58 million
10Mexico22.40 million
Data: 2010 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
2009 · International tourist arrivals
2009 — existing historical series
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2009)
1France74.2 million
2United States54.9 million
3Spain52.2 million
4China50.9 million
5Italy43.2 million
6United Kingdom28.0 million
7Turkey25.5 million
8Germany24.2 million
9Malaysia23.6 million
10Mexico21.5 million
Data: 2009 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
2008 · International tourist arrivals
2008 — existing historical series
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2008)
1France79.3 million
2United States58.0 million
3Spain57.3 million
4China53.0 million
5Italy42.7 million
6United Kingdom30.1 million
7Ukraine25.4 million
8Turkey25.0 million
9Germany24.9 million
10Mexico22.6 million
Data: 2008 - The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
2007 · International tourist arrivals
2007 — existing historical series
RankCountryInternational
Tourist
Arrivals (2007)
1France79.1 million
2Spain58.5 million
3United States51.1 million
4China49.6 million
5Italy41.1 million
6United Kingdom30.1 million
7Germany23.6 million
8Mexico21.4 million
9Austria20.3 million
10Russia20.2 million
11Turkey20.1 million
12Canada18.2 million
13Ukraine17.6 million
14Malaysia17.5 million
15Hong Kong15.8 million
16Poland15.7 million
17Greece14.3 million
18Thailand13.9 million
19Portugal11.3 million
20Croatia11.2 million
21Netherlands10.7 million
22Macao10.7 million
23Hungary9.3 million
24Egypt8.6 million
25South Africa
26Ireland8.0 million
27Saudi Arabia8.0 million
28Switzerland7.9 million
29Singapore7.6 million
30Morocco7.5 million
31Japan7.3 million
32Belgium7.0 million
33Tunisia6.5 million
34Czech Republic6.4 million
35South Korea6.2 million
36Bulgaria5.2 million
37Australia5.0 million
38India5.0 million
39Indonesia4.9 million
40Denmark4.7 million
41Bahrain4.5 million
42Brazil4.4 million
43Argentina4.2 million
44Dominican Republic4.0 million
45United Arab Emirates3.9 million
46Norway3.9 million
47Puerto Rico3.7 million
48Vietnam3.6 million
49Bosnia and Herzegovina3.5 million
50Taiwan3.5 million
Data: 2007
Travel Tip: Use arrival rankings to compare the scale of tourism, then open a destination guide to choose the season, neighborhood and experiences that suit your trip.

Turn a ranking into a travel plan

Start with the regional travel list to narrow your choices. Then use Travel Guides for practical destination planning. National arrival totals do not describe the experience of a specific city, island or walking route.

Official reference: UN Tourism Data Dashboard. Consult the official source for revisions and the latest reporting coverage.