Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day)

France had the highest international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day) of 36 countries in 2013, at 204.41 million. Iceland had the lowest, at 1.03 million. The median was 11.27 million. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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Highest204,409,807France
Lowest1,034,169Iceland
Median11,269,72736 countries

Map of countries, 2013

Argentina: 9,086,045 countAustralia: 6,481,100 countBulgaria: 9,191,782 countCanada: 25,167,015 countChile: 4,457,152 countColombia: 2,594,785 countCosta Rica: 2,640,577 countCzechia: 26,331,541 countDenmark: 25,794,782 countEstonia: 5,736,988 countEgypt: 9,464,349 countSpain: 103,230,810 countFrance: 204,409,807 countUnited Kingdom: 33,566,566 countGreece: 20,111,406 countHungary: 14,836,000 countIndonesia: 8,802,129 countIsrael: 3,539,666 countIceland: 1,034,169 countItaly: 76,762,339 countJapan: 10,363,904 countSouth Korea: 12,175,550 countLithuania: 5,263,500 countLatvia: 5,822,000 countMexico: 78,100,171 countNew Zealand: 2,710,416 countPeru: 4,010,318 countPoland: 72,310,000 countRomania: 8,018,576 countSaudi Arabia: 19,933,840 countSweden: 18,803,032 countSlovakia: 12,582,754 countTürkiye: 39,860,771 countUnited States: 177,662,210 countSouth Africa: 14,318,000 count
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count, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: OECD, OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All countries, 2013

France: 204,409,807 countFrance204,409,807United States: 177,662,210 countUnited States177,662,210Spain: 103,230,810 countSpain103,230,810Mexico: 78,100,171 countMexico78,100,171Italy: 76,762,339 countItaly76,762,339Poland: 72,310,000 countPoland72,310,000Türkiye: 39,860,771 countTürkiye39,860,771United Kingdom: 33,566,566 countUnited Kingdom33,566,566Czechia: 26,331,541 countCzechia26,331,541Denmark: 25,794,782 countDenmark25,794,782Canada: 25,167,015 countCanada25,167,015Greece: 20,111,406 countGreece20,111,406Saudi Arabia: 19,933,840 countSaudi Arabia19,933,840Sweden: 18,803,032 countSweden18,803,032Hungary: 14,836,000 countHungary14,836,000South Africa: 14,318,000 countSouth Africa14,318,000Slovakia: 12,582,754 countSlovakia12,582,754South Korea: 12,175,550 countSouth Korea12,175,550Japan: 10,363,904 countJapan10,363,904Egypt: 9,464,349 countEgypt9,464,349Bulgaria: 9,191,782 countBulgaria9,191,782Argentina: 9,086,045 countArgentina9,086,045Indonesia: 8,802,129 countIndonesia8,802,129Romania: 8,018,576 countRomania8,018,576Australia: 6,481,100 countAustralia6,481,100Latvia: 5,822,000 countLatvia5,822,000Estonia: 5,736,988 countEstonia5,736,988Lithuania: 5,263,500 countLithuania5,263,500Chile: 4,457,152 countChile4,457,152Peru: 4,010,318 countPeru4,010,318Israel: 3,539,666 countIsrael3,539,666New Zealand: 2,710,416 countNew Zealand2,710,416Costa Rica: 2,640,577 countCosta Rica2,640,577Colombia: 2,594,785 countColombia2,594,785Malta: 1,962,430 countMalta1,962,430Iceland: 1,034,169 countIceland1,034,169France: 204,409,807 countFrance204,409,807United States: 177,662,210 countUnited States177,662,210Spain: 103,230,810 countSpain103,230,810Mexico: 78,100,171 countMexico78,100,171Italy: 76,762,339 countItaly76,762,339Poland: 72,310,000 countPoland72,310,000Türkiye: 39,860,771 countTürkiye39,860,771United Kingdom: 33,566,566 countUnited Kingdom33,566,566Czechia: 26,331,541 countCzechia26,331,541Denmark: 25,794,782 countDenmark25,794,782Canada: 25,167,015 countCanada25,167,015Greece: 20,111,406 countGreece20,111,406Saudi Arabia: 19,933,840 countSaudi Arabia19,933,840Sweden: 18,803,032 countSweden18,803,032Hungary: 14,836,000 countHungary14,836,000South Africa: 14,318,000 countSouth Africa14,318,000Slovakia: 12,582,754 countSlovakia12,582,754South Korea: 12,175,550 countSouth Korea12,175,550Japan: 10,363,904 countJapan10,363,904Egypt: 9,464,349 countEgypt9,464,349Bulgaria: 9,191,782 countBulgaria9,191,782Argentina: 9,086,045 countArgentina9,086,045Indonesia: 8,802,129 countIndonesia8,802,129Romania: 8,018,576 countRomania8,018,576Australia: 6,481,100 countAustralia6,481,100Latvia: 5,822,000 countLatvia5,822,000Estonia: 5,736,988 countEstonia5,736,988Lithuania: 5,263,500 countLithuania5,263,500Chile: 4,457,152 countChile4,457,152Peru: 4,010,318 countPeru4,010,318Israel: 3,539,666 countIsrael3,539,666New Zealand: 2,710,416 countNew Zealand2,710,416Costa Rica: 2,640,577 countCosta Rica2,640,577Colombia: 2,594,785 countColombia2,594,785Malta: 1,962,430 countMalta1,962,430Iceland: 1,034,169 countIceland1,034,169
count. Source: OECD, OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
count
Change on 2012
1France204,409,807+3.5%
2United States177,662,210+3.7%
3Spain103,230,810+5.2%
4Mexico78,100,171+1.8%
5Italy76,762,339+0.6%
6Poland72,310,000+7.3%
7Türkiye39,860,771+5.7%
8United Kingdom33,566,566+4.2%
9Czechia26,331,541+2.3%
10Denmark Estimated25,794,782-0.3%
11Canada25,167,015-0.6%
12Greece Series break20,111,406+18.7%
13Saudi Arabia19,933,840+0.4%
14Sweden18,803,032-6%
15Hungary14,836,000-0.3%
16South Africa14,318,000+9.6%
17Slovakia Series break12,582,754-38.2%
18South Korea12,175,550+9.3%
19Japan10,363,904+24%
20Egypt9,464,349-17.9%
21Bulgaria9,191,782+3.7%
22Argentina9,086,045+2.3%
23Indonesia8,802,129+9.4%
24Romania8,018,576+1%
25Australia6,481,100+5.1%
26Latvia5,822,000+4.5%
27Estonia5,736,988+14.6%
28Lithuania5,263,500+5.7%
29Chile4,457,152+1.4%
30Peru4,010,318+10.1%
31Israel3,539,666+0.5%
32New Zealand2,710,416+6.1%
33Costa Rica2,640,577+3.9%
34Colombia2,594,785+6.6%
35Malta1,962,430+0.1%
36Iceland1,034,169+16.9%

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 3 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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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) (Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), 2013) [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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Which country has the highest international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day)?

France, with 204.41 million in 2013, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Which country has the lowest international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day)?

Iceland, with 1.03 million in 2013.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12. 3 countries have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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