International tourism, number of departures 1995 - 2020

Description	International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.
Unit of measure	Absolute number

Description

International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.

Unit of measure

Absolute number

Source: World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism)

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	China
1995	4,520,000
1996	5,061,000
1997	5,324,000
1998	8,426,000
1999	9,232,000
2000	10,473,000
2001	12,133,000
2002	16,602,000
2003	20,222,000
2004	28,853,000
2005	31,026,000
2006	34,524,000
2007	40,954,000
2008	45,844,000
2009	47,656,000
2010	57,386,000
2011	70,250,000
2012	83,182,000
2013	98,185,000
2014	116,593,000
2015	127,860,000
2016	135,130,000
2017	143,035,000
2018	149,720,000
2019	154,632,000
2020	20,334,000

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International tourism, number of departures 1995 - 2020

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