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International tourist arrivals in Latvia

International tourist arrivals in Latvia was 477,648 in 2021, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 24.9% from 2020. That is the 14th highest of 14 EU countries in 2021.

2021, count477,648
Change on 2020-24.9%
Rank14th of 14EU countries ranked
Series high2,023,5452015
Series low477,6482021

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International tourist arrivals in Latvia, 2008 to 2021

0500K1M1.5M2M2.5M20082010201220142016201820212008: 1,684,500 count2009: 1,322,800 count2010: 1,373,300 count2011: 1,493,200 count2012: 1,435,400 count2013: 1,536,011 count2014: 1,843,400 count2015: 2,023,545 count2016: 1,793,306 count2017: 1,949,491 count2018: 1,945,896 count2019: 1,934,760 count2020: 635,643 count2021: 477,648 count0500K1M1.5M2M2.5M2008201320212008: 1,684,500 count2009: 1,322,800 count2010: 1,373,300 count2011: 1,493,200 count2012: 1,435,400 count2013: 1,536,011 count2014: 1,843,400 count2015: 2,023,545 count2016: 1,793,306 count2017: 1,949,491 count2018: 1,945,896 count2019: 1,934,760 count2020: 635,643 count2021: 477,648 count
count. Source: OECD, OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 14 values
Periodcount
2021477,648
2020635,643
20191,934,760
20181,945,896
20171,949,491
20161,793,306
20152,023,545
20141,843,400
20131,536,011
20121,435,400
20111,493,200
20101,373,300
20091,322,800
20081,684,500

Latvia compared with nearby places

Czechia: 3,767,826 countDenmark: 7,556,005 countEstonia: 808,203 countSpain: 31,180,802 countFrance: 48,395,210 countHungary: 6,972,873 countItaly: 26,888,009 countLithuania: 947,600 countLatvia: 477,648 countMalta: 968,136 countPoland: 9,722,000 countPortugal: 9,616,700 countSweden: 10,259,767 countSlovakia: 1,725,216 count
  • Under 1M
  • 1M to 4.4M
  • 4.4M to 9.2M
  • 9.2M to 17M
  • 17M and over
  • No data
International tourist arrivals, 2021, count. Latvia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Non-resident visitors who stay at least one night (tourists) arriving in the country. Spain and its regions: INE FRONTUR, by main destination region. Other countries, yearly: OECD inbound tourism table, from frontier statistics or visitor surveys.

Same-day visitors are not included; overnight and same-day visitors together are international_visitor_arrivals. The OECD series for Spain repeats FRONTUR. Countries count arrivals in different ways, so gaps between countries partly reflect method.

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OECD. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND) (International tourist arrivals, Latvia, 2008 to 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU

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OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND), International tourist arrivals, Latvia, 2008 to 2021. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/international-tourists/latvia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). International tourist arrivals, Latvia, 2008 to 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/international-tourists/latvia.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND), International tourist arrivals, Latvia, 2008 to 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/international-tourists/latvia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
  title = {{OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD\_TOURISM\_INTER@DF\_INBOUND): International tourist arrivals, Latvia, 2008 to 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/international-tourists/latvia. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD\_TOURISM\_INTER@DF\_INBOUND). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_TOURISM\_INTER\%40DF\_INBOUND\&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html.},
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What is the international tourist arrivals in Latvia?

International tourist arrivals in Latvia was 477,648 in 2021, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is down 24.9% from 2020. That is the 14th highest of 14 EU countries in 2021.

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident overnight visitors (tourists), tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest international tourist arrivals in Latvia?

2.02 million in 2015, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

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