International visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day) in South Korea
International visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day) in South Korea was 18.94 million in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 15.7% from 2024.
International visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day) in South Korea, 2008 to 2025
All 18 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18,936,562 |
| 2024 | 16,369,629 |
| 2023 | 11,031,665 |
| 2022 | 3,198,017 |
| 2021 | 967,003 |
| 2020 | 2,519,118 |
| 2019 | 17,502,756 |
| 2018 | 15,346,879 |
| 2017 | 13,335,758 |
| 2016 | 17,241,823 |
| 2015 | 13,231,651 |
| 2014 | 14,201,516 |
| 2013 | 12,175,550 |
| 2012 | 11,140,028 |
| 2011 | 9,794,796 |
| 2010 | 8,797,658 |
| 2009 | 7,817,533 |
| 2008 | 6,890,841 |
Rankings
- Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day)
- EU countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day)
Definition
Arrivals of non-resident visitors in the country in the year: tourists who stay at least one night and same-day visitors together, from frontier statistics or visitor surveys reported to the OECD. Each arrival counts, so a visitor who comes twice counts twice.
Overnight visitors alone are international_tourists. Countries count arrivals in different ways, at the border or from visitor surveys, and by country of residence or by nationality. Use the series to follow one country over time; gaps between countries partly reflect method. Only demand-side counts (frontier statistics and visitor surveys) are served; the OECD also lists guests registered at accommodation, which are a different measure.
How to cite
OECD. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, 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.htmlCitation styles
APA 7
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND) (International visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), South Korea, 2008 to 2025) [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
MLA 9
OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND), International visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), South Korea, 2008 to 2025. 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-visitor-arrivals/south-korea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). International visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), South Korea, 2008 to 2025. 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-visitor-arrivals/south-korea.
Harvard
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND), International visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), South Korea, 2008 to 2025 [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-visitor-arrivals/south-korea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{organisation_international_visitor_arrivals_non_2025,
author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
title = {{OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD\_TOURISM\_INTER@DF\_INBOUND): International visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), South Korea, 2008 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/international-visitor-arrivals/south-korea. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, 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 visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day) in South Korea?
International visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day) in South Korea was 18.94 million in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 15.7% from 2024.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day) in South Korea?
18.94 million in 2025, the highest value since 2008 in this series.