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 35 countries in 2020, at 117.11 million. Iceland had the lowest, at 492,222. The median was 4.12 million. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Map of countries, 2020
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- 1M to 3M
- 3M to 4M
- 4M to 7M
- 7M to 33M
- 33M and over
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All countries, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 117,107,260 | -46.3% |
| 2 | United States | 53,556,920 | -67.6% |
| 3 | Mexico | 51,128,042 | -47.5% |
| 4 | Poland | 51,076,000 | -42.3% |
| 5 | Italy | 38,418,831 | -59.7% |
| 6 | Spain | 36,409,971 | -71.1% |
| 7 | Hungary | 29,057,279 | -50.4% |
| 8 | Türkiye | 15,971,201 | -69.1% |
| 9 | United Kingdom Estimated | 11,100,507 | -72.8% |
| 10 | Czechia | 10,266,797 | -72.4% |
| 11 | Denmark Estimated | 8,831,837 | -60.6% |
| 12 | Greece | 7,405,846 | -78.2% |
| 13 | Slovakia | 6,294,147 | -60.9% |
| 14 | Canada | 5,068,350 | -84.4% |
| 15 | Romania | 5,022,723 | -60.8% |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 4,973,356 | -60.4% |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 4,881,780 | -75.9% |
| 18 | Japan | 4,115,828 | -87.1% |
| 19 | Indonesia | 4,052,923 | -74.8% |
| 20 | South Africa | 3,886,000 | -73.7% |
| 21 | Egypt | 3,676,918 | -71.8% |
| 22 | Latvia | 3,203,582 | -61.6% |
| 23 | Argentina | 3,096,173 | -72.2% |
| 24 | South Korea | 2,519,118 | -85.6% |
| 25 | Lithuania | 2,284,300 | -62.9% |
| 26 | Australia | 1,827,700 | -80.7% |
| 27 | Estonia | 1,695,329 | -72.2% |
| 28 | Colombia | 1,386,617 | -66.4% |
| 29 | Chile | 1,314,295 | -75.8% |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 1,146,546 | -66.1% |
| 31 | Peru | 1,118,845 | -78.8% |
| 32 | New Zealand | 996,350 | -74.4% |
| 33 | Israel | 887,100 | -81.9% |
| 34 | Malta | 717,394 | -78.8% |
| 35 | Iceland | 492,222 | -80.9% |
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. 4 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.
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), 2020 [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=2020 (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 117.11 million in 2020, 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 492,222 in 2020.
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. 4 countries have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.