FOREIGN TOURISTS’ ARRIVALS AND INDIAN VISITING ABROAD
FOREIGN TOURISTS’ ARRIVALS AND INDIAN VISITING ABROAD
The total number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India and Indian Nationals’ Departures (INDs) from India during 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024 is as follows:
Year
FTAs
INDs
2019
1,09,30,355
2,69,15,034
2022
64,37,467
2,16,02,734
2023
95,20,928
2,78,77,640
2024
99,51,722
3,08,85,048
Source: Bureau of Immigration
The country-wise details of FTAs and INDs for the years 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024 are placed at Annexure.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
ANNEXURE
Country wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024
S. No.
Country
2019
2022
2023
2024
1
United States
15,12,032
14,03,399
16,91,498
18,04,586
2
Bangladesh
25,77,727
12,77,557
21,19,826
17,50,165
3
United Kingdom
10,00,292
6,41,051
9,20,591
10,22,587
4
Australia
3,67,241
3,76,898
4,56,167
5,18,205
5
Canada
3,51,859
2,89,259
3,85,938
4,76,273
6
Malaysia
3,34,579
1,26,192
2,62,458
3,07,526
7
Sri Lanka
3,30,861
1,83,459
2,80,327
2,81,827
8
Germany
2,64,973
1,41,425
2,23,575
2,56,348
9
France
2,47,238
1,20,282
1,88,981
2,06,855
10
Singapore
1,90,089
1,32,668
1,83,772
2,05,383
11
Nepal
1,64,040
1,38,203
1,95,445
2,02,501
12
Japan
2,38,903
64,196
1,50,521
1,94,875
13
Russian Fed.
2,51,319
97,911
1,64,125
1,60,188
14
Italy
1,28,572
62,226
1,16,031
1,42,239
15
Thailand
1,69,956
54,367
1,16,060
1,40,489
16
Rep. of Korea
1,49,445
49,423
97,726
1,12,924
17
Netherlands
80,313
55,019
82,047
93,579
18
Portugal
74,743
69,522
81,916
92,582
19
Maldives
78,587
71,707
83,776
84,770
20
Spain
83,322
39,658
73,412
81,959
21
New Zealand
65,551
54,974
72,458
81,115
22
Oman
74,564
56,474
71,980
66,703
23
Utd Arab Emirates
55,415
43,702
59,480
66,699
24
Philippines
56,393
28,379
50,064
57,542
25
Vietnam
33,636
37,232
57,284
54,091
26
Kenya
48,639
35,743
49,574
52,294
27
Mauritius
46,814
24,743
40,442
48,683
28
Myanmar
86,842
15,963
51,235
47,588
29
Israel
73,137
36,418
44,996
47,465
30
Ireland
41,183
30,959
39,166
46,494
31
Saudi Arabia
48,526
18,513
39,127
46,167
32
South Africa
57,274
25,860
41,969
44,168
33
Switzerland
46,826
25,255
41,004
44,122
34
Poland
33,687
18,025
35,457
43,316
35
Bhutan
28,178
20,772
35,123
41,265
36
Sweden
42,318
22,372
36,007
41,246
37
Iraq
61,907
36,277
36,012
40,247
38
Belgium
39,263
24,172
36,158
39,813
39
Indonesia
50,177
13,961
32,677
39,227
40
China
3,39,442
11,762
30,585
38,960
41
Turkey
35,113
18,996
33,590
35,829
42
Tanzania
23,774
18,581
26,790
30,730
43
Austria
32,332
18,375
27,420
30,393
44
Kazakhstan
15,709
9,546
22,342
27,006
45
Pakistan
39,018
16,637
28,329
26,625
46
Brazil
25,422
12,301
21,977
24,782
47
Denmark
26,492
12,331
20,200
22,456
48
Norway
21,898
13,449
20,057
21,682
49
Iran
33,288
13,064
18,733
21,406
50
Mexico
20,766
8,915
16,095
18,408
51
Egypt
21,538
9,612
15,909
17,825
52
Ukraine
29,468
7,304
11,502
14,875
53
Bahrain
15,128
9,959
13,932
14,041
54
Czech Rep.
13,290
6,287
11,656
13,890
55
Yemen
26,065
19,022
21,400
13,085
56
Finland
18,945
8,781
12,241
12,764
57
Sudan
34,003
24,930
14,791
10,887
58
Greece
10,317
4,988
9,206
10,596
59
Nigeria
14,033
10,072
11,466
10,059
60
Argentina
12,844
4,720
9,985
9,638
61
Hungary
9,788
4,298
8,156
9,040
62
Afghanistan
1,24,120
1,617
1,204
1,253
Others
4,01,141
2,07,704
3,68,957
4,31,386
Grand Total
1,09,30,355
64,37,467
95,20,928
99,51,722
Source: Bureau of Immigration
Country wise Indian Nationals’ Departures (INDs) during 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024
S. No
Destination Country
2019
2022
2023
2024
1
United Arab Emirates
63,85,504
60,40,269
72,17,736
77,87,496
2
Saudi Arabia
29,16,049
24,75,314
30,86,039
34,23,711
3
United States
19,38,302
17,27,754
20,54,369
21,43,909
4
Thailand
17,43,261
9,51,736
14,80,104
19,08,520
5
Singapore
15,97,707
10,12,812
13,83,312
15,34,984
6
United Kingdom
8,25,565
9,52,489
12,73,126
13,22,848
7
Qatar
11,37,339
9,10,276
11,25,267
11,40,407
8
Canada
6,34,460
7,79,278
9,88,362
9,45,652
9
Kuwait
9,84,658
8,51,588
8,36,543
9,06,965
10
Oman
9,40,911
7,44,022
8,12,407
8,64,251
11
Malaysia
7,75,286
3,08,129
5,04,993
7,65,344
12
Australia
5,89,539
4,89,404
6,22,068
6,61,405
13
Bangladesh
5,00,488
4,72,491
6,17,789
5,55,680
14
Indonesia
3,40,915
1,67,463
3,78,662
4,98,675
15
Sri Lanka
4,02,240
1,46,161
3,24,024
4,30,492
16
Germany
3,24,678
2,54,601
3,50,598
4,21,457
17
Vietnam
93,921
1,23,731
3,11,579
3,98,673
18
Bahrain
3,64,801
3,37,481
3,62,060
3,79,204
19
Nepal
2,38,395
2,00,417
3,12,553
3,09,207
20
China
3,58,685
7,188
1,57,090
2,58,082
21
France
2,20,270
1,42,096
2,03,244
2,26,521
22
Hong Kong
2,28,222
31,928
1,44,275
2,21,575
23
Italy
2,18,182
1,37,837
1,82,473
2,17,002
24
Maldives
2,03,469
3,04,676
2,74,691
1,97,496
25
Japan
1,36,191
56,448
1,31,715
1,81,029
26
Azerbaijan
40,927
27,971
67,281
1,56,882
27
Switzerland
1,09,011
81,377
1,25,561
1,54,822
28
Turkey
1,07,479
1,17,995
1,19,243
1,43,167
29
Netherlands
1,34,831
89,030
1,22,714
1,38,804
30
New Zealand
1,10,754
56,131
1,56,158
1,36,532
31
Ireland
47,260
75,532
97,850
1,21,550
32
Spain
98,695
74,097
96,619
1,08,377
33
Iraq
80,521
81,098
97,746
98,870
34
Russian Federation
1,00,067
42,688
61,478
92,902
35
Kazakhstan
29,899
25,414
51,516
92,727
36
Kenya
66,892
54,937
74,270
81,976
37
South Africa
86,812
53,905
74,870
72,053
38
Philippines
81,771
47,136
60,818
68,354
39
Mauritius
78,474
44,806
62,009
66,179
40
Republic Of Korea
60,406
36,022
61,624
65,007
41
Sweden
55,340
46,148
53,595
56,014
42
Egypt
52,280
40,508
59,024
50,166
43
Nigeria
55,754
44,886
50,376
49,310
44
Austria
40,520
22,942
41,146
44,780
45
Tanzania
29,010
27,642
38,606
42,021
46
Denmark
39,615
23,332
34,020
40,839
47
Portugal
18,412
22,748
31,145
39,431
48
Greece
39,812
21,630
29,523
37,150
49
Belgium
40,813
28,700
33,870
35,293
50
Poland
22,493
28,409
32,720
32,731
51
Israel
35,901
23,287
27,196
32,715
52
Pakistan
26,698
17,008
17,405
30,620
53
Finland
23,819
19,069
27,494
30,510
54
Norway
24,249
20,857
24,820
29,460
55
Cambodia
28,220
13,804
27,145
28,660
56
Hungary
24,555
15,803
21,280
23,777
57
Bhutan
69,415
4,377
14,835
23,740
58
Iran
33,053
18,748
23,094
23,331
59
Jordan
51,507
29,700
35,403
21,480
60
Czech
27,684
9,137
15,927
21,110
61
Brazil
14,526
11,636
15,765
16,835
62
Mexico
9,483
7,956
10,086
11,668
63
Myanmar
31,667
7,247
11,209
11,465
64
Afghanistan
14,394
1,197
2,925
4,505
65
Sudan
10,134
8,905
5,932
4,269
66
Argentina
2,840
1,355
1,877
2,148
67
Ukraine
27,235
4,469
1,295
1,134
Others
7,32,768
5,47,506
7,25,091
8,41,099
Grand Total
2,69,15,034
2,16,02,734
2,78,77,640
3,08,85,048