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 2018, at 212 million. Iceland had the lowest, at 2.79 million. The median was 15.15 million. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Map of countries, 2018
- Under 6M
- 6M to 10M
- 10M to 15M
- 15M to 31M
- 31M to 66M
- 66M and over
- No data
All countries, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 211,997,551 | +2.3% |
| 2 | United States | 169,324,644 | -2.8% |
| 3 | Spain | 124,455,667 | +2.2% |
| 4 | Mexico | 96,497,026 | -2.9% |
| 5 | Italy | 93,228,621 | +3.7% |
| 6 | Poland | 85,947,000 | +2.6% |
| 7 | Hungary Series break | 55,461,747 | +147.9% |
| 8 | Türkiye | 46,112,592 | +21.4% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 40,283,203 | -1.9% |
| 10 | Czechia | 36,268,459 | +4.5% |
| 11 | Greece | 33,072,157 | +9.7% |
| 12 | Canada | 31,274,284 | +0.6% |
| 13 | Japan | 31,191,856 | +8.7% |
| 14 | Denmark Estimated | 30,089,073 | +1.1% |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 17,569,899 | -5.6% |
| 16 | Indonesia | 15,810,305 | +12.6% |
| 17 | South Korea | 15,346,879 | +15.1% |
| 18 | Slovakia | 15,299,514 | -0.7% |
| 19 | South Africa | 15,004,000 | +0.2% |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 12,368,363 | +6.7% |
| 21 | Romania | 11,720,425 | +7.3% |
| 22 | Egypt | 11,346,389 | +36.8% |
| 23 | Argentina | 10,393,329 | +4.3% |
| 24 | Australia | 9,245,600 | +4.9% |
| 25 | Finland | 8,530,000 | +2.6% |
| 26 | Latvia | 7,775,228 | +0.6% |
| 27 | Chile | 6,603,248 | -13.4% |
| 28 | Lithuania | 6,115,300 | +9.4% |
| 29 | Estonia | 6,032,823 | -1.8% |
| 30 | Peru | 5,384,658 | +7.9% |
| 31 | Israel | 4,389,600 | +13.6% |
| 32 | Colombia | 3,999,001 | +8.5% |
| 33 | New Zealand | 3,857,716 | +3.6% |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 3,312,917 | +2.6% |
| 35 | Malta | 3,152,891 | +11% |
| 36 | Iceland | 2,793,658 | +6.4% |
Other periods
About this ranking
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 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
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
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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), 2018) [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 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), 2018. 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/rankings/international-visitor-arrivals/countries?period=2018. 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). Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), 2018. 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/rankings/international-visitor-arrivals/countries?period=2018.
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), Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), 2018 [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/rankings/international-visitor-arrivals/countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which country has the highest international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day)?
France, with 212 million in 2018, 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 2.79 million in 2018.
Where does this ranking come from?
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 2018 and are not ranked.