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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 2021, at 141.3 million. Chile had the lowest, at 191,567. The median was 3.87 million. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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Highest141,296,758France
Lowest191,567Chile
Median3,869,16635 countries

Map of countries, 2021

Argentina: 459,982 countAustralia: 246,200 countBulgaria: 7,188,363 countCanada: 4,282,116 countChile: 191,567 countColombia: 2,145,811 countCosta Rica: 1,401,119 countCzechia: 10,014,162 countDenmark: 9,980,454 countEstonia: 1,310,151 countEgypt: 7,997,917 countSpain: 51,631,376 countFrance: 141,296,758 countUnited Kingdom: 6,384,000 countGreece: 15,246,123 countHungary: 33,049,980 countIndonesia: 1,557,530 countIsrael: 402,300 countIceland: 813,215 countItaly: 40,185,649 countJapan: 245,862 countSouth Korea: 967,003 countLithuania: 2,095,900 countLatvia: 1,936,762 countMexico: 55,301,421 countNew Zealand: 206,862 countPeru: 444,331 countPoland: 51,026,000 countRomania: 6,788,816 countSaudi Arabia: 3,869,166 countSlovakia: 6,315,158 countTürkiye: 30,038,961 countUnited States: 46,524,047 countSouth Africa: 2,664,000 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

France: 141,296,758 countFrance141,296,758Mexico: 55,301,421 countMexico55,301,421Spain: 51,631,376 countSpain51,631,376Poland: 51,026,000 countPoland51,026,000United States: 46,524,047 countUnited States46,524,047Italy: 40,185,649 countItaly40,185,649Hungary: 33,049,980 countHungary33,049,980Türkiye: 30,038,961 countTürkiye30,038,961Greece: 15,246,123 countGreece15,246,123Czechia: 10,014,162 countCzechia10,014,162Denmark: 9,980,454 countDenmark9,980,454Egypt: 7,997,917 countEgypt7,997,917Bulgaria: 7,188,363 countBulgaria7,188,363Romania: 6,788,816 countRomania6,788,816United Kingdom: 6,384,000 countUnited Kingdom6,384,000Slovakia: 6,315,158 countSlovakia6,315,158Canada: 4,282,116 countCanada4,282,116Saudi Arabia: 3,869,166 countSaudi Arabia3,869,166South Africa: 2,664,000 countSouth Africa2,664,000Colombia: 2,145,811 countColombia2,145,811Lithuania: 2,095,900 countLithuania2,095,900Latvia: 1,936,762 countLatvia1,936,762Indonesia: 1,557,530 countIndonesia1,557,530Costa Rica: 1,401,119 countCosta Rica1,401,119Estonia: 1,310,151 countEstonia1,310,151Malta: 1,100,091 countMalta1,100,091South Korea: 967,003 countSouth Korea967,003Iceland: 813,215 countIceland813,215Argentina: 459,982 countArgentina459,982Peru: 444,331 countPeru444,331Israel: 402,300 countIsrael402,300Australia: 246,200 countAustralia246,200Japan: 245,862 countJapan245,862New Zealand: 206,862 countNew Zealand206,862Chile: 191,567 countChile191,567France: 141,296,758 countFrance141,296,758Mexico: 55,301,421 countMexico55,301,421Spain: 51,631,376 countSpain51,631,376Poland: 51,026,000 countPoland51,026,000United States: 46,524,047 countUnited States46,524,047Italy: 40,185,649 countItaly40,185,649Hungary: 33,049,980 countHungary33,049,980Türkiye: 30,038,961 countTürkiye30,038,961Greece: 15,246,123 countGreece15,246,123Czechia: 10,014,162 countCzechia10,014,162Denmark: 9,980,454 countDenmark9,980,454Egypt: 7,997,917 countEgypt7,997,917Bulgaria: 7,188,363 countBulgaria7,188,363Romania: 6,788,816 countRomania6,788,816United Kingdom: 6,384,000 countUnited Kingdom6,384,000Slovakia: 6,315,158 countSlovakia6,315,158Canada: 4,282,116 countCanada4,282,116Saudi Arabia: 3,869,166 countSaudi Arabia3,869,166South Africa: 2,664,000 countSouth Africa2,664,000Colombia: 2,145,811 countColombia2,145,811Lithuania: 2,095,900 countLithuania2,095,900Latvia: 1,936,762 countLatvia1,936,762Indonesia: 1,557,530 countIndonesia1,557,530Costa Rica: 1,401,119 countCosta Rica1,401,119Estonia: 1,310,151 countEstonia1,310,151Malta: 1,100,091 countMalta1,100,091South Korea: 967,003 countSouth Korea967,003Iceland: 813,215 countIceland813,215Argentina: 459,982 countArgentina459,982Peru: 444,331 countPeru444,331Israel: 402,300 countIsrael402,300Australia: 246,200 countAustralia246,200Japan: 245,862 countJapan245,862New Zealand: 206,862 countNew Zealand206,862Chile: 191,567 countChile191,567
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

RankCountries2021
count		Change on 2020
1France141,296,758+20.7%
2Mexico55,301,421+8.2%
3Spain51,631,376+41.8%
4Poland51,026,000-0.1%
5United States46,524,047-13.1%
6Italy40,185,649+4.6%
7Hungary33,049,980+13.7%
8Türkiye30,038,961+88.1%
9Greece15,246,123+105.9%
10Czechia Provisional10,014,162-2.5%
11Denmark9,980,454+13%
12Egypt7,997,917+117.5%
13Bulgaria7,188,363+44.5%
14Romania6,788,816+35.2%
15United Kingdom6,384,000-42.5%
16Slovakia6,315,158+0.3%
17Canada4,282,116-15.5%
18Saudi Arabia3,869,166-20.7%
19South Africa2,664,000-31.4%
20Colombia2,145,811+54.8%
21Lithuania2,095,900-8.2%
22Latvia1,936,762-39.5%
23Indonesia1,557,530-61.6%
24Costa Rica1,401,119+22.2%
25Estonia1,310,151-22.7%
26Malta1,100,091+53.3%
27South Korea967,003-61.6%
28Iceland813,215+65.2%
29Argentina459,982-85.1%
30Peru444,331-60.3%
31Israel402,300-54.6%
32Australia246,200-86.5%
33Japan245,862-94%
34New Zealand206,862-79.2%
35Chile191,567-85.4%

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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 2021 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), 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 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), 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/rankings/international-visitor-arrivals/countries?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 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/rankings/international-visitor-arrivals/countries?period=2021.

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

France, with 141.3 million in 2021, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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

Chile, with 191,567 in 2021.

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 2021 and are not ranked.

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