Employed persons in the tourism industries (number) by country
Countries reporting
78
Highest
29.35 million
India
Lowest
732
Cameroon
Median
301,260
Years covered
17
2008β2024
Data points
1,354
What the numbers show
Employed persons in the tourism industries (number) is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 29.35 million in India; the lowest is 732 in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 301,260, and the mean is 1.46 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 40,092.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 95.9%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 97.5%).
Employed persons in the tourism industries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 29.35 million | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 14.34 million | 2023 | β | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 8.08 million | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 6.75 million | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 5.66 million | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 4.66 million | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 3.98 million | 2024 | β | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.89 million | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 9 | Malaysia | 3.61 million | 2022 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 2.96 million | 2023 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 2.92 million | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 2.83 million | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 2.32 million | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 2.07 million | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 15 | France | 1.76 million | 2022 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 1.31 million | 2024 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 17 | Argentina | 1.02 million | 2024 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 964,271 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 885,665 | 2024 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 20 | Ecuador | 854,855 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 804,320 | 2024 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 22 | Myanmar | 787,427 | 2020 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 661,540 | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 650,347 | 2022 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 637,557 | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 590,937 | 2022 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 27 | Greece | 566,240 | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 560,539 | 2022 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 29 | Australia | 500,900 | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 435,839 | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 31 | Austria | 435,100 | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 32 | Romania | 421,531 | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 33 | Israel | 418,641 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 34 | Belgium | 353,653 | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 35 | Algeria | 320,000 | 2019 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 36 | El Salvador | 319,487 | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 37 | Tunisia | 317,293 | 2023 | β | rising |
| 38 | Honduras | 315,898 | 2024 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 39 | New Zealand | 303,420 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 40 | Sweden | 299,100 | 2023 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 261,248 | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 257,134 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 245,727 | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 44 | Belarus | 228,768 | 2024 | β | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 224,338 | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 46 | Denmark | 214,762 | 2022 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 178,516 | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 48 | Croatia | 168,303 | 2024 | β | rising |
| 49 | Oman | 163,111 | 2024 | β | rising |
| 50 | Switzerland | 148,203 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 51 | Finland | 146,600 | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 52 | Slovakia | 144,918 | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 53 | Georgia | 126,135 | 2024 | β | rising |
| 54 | Uruguay | 124,310 | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 55 | Albania | 121,017 | 2024 | β | rising |
| 56 | Mali | 98,004 | 2020 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 57 | Armenia | 89,491 | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 58 | Latvia | 75,100 | 2024 | β | rising |
| 59 | Mongolia | 73,163 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 60 | Slovenia | 65,927 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 61 | Mozambique | 61,700 | 2016 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 62 | Cyprus | 60,329 | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 63 | Botswana | 56,854 | 2023 | β | rising |
| 64 | Malta | 51,432 | 2024 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50,900 | 2024 | β | rising |
| 66 | Lithuania | 49,752 | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 38,298 | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 68 | Bhutan | 31,774 | 2024 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 69 | Mauritius | 28,445 | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 27,561 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 71 | Brunei Darussalam | 24,083 | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 72 | Fiji | 13,376 | 2021 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 73 | Guam | 12,426 | 2021 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 74 | Monaco | 12,239 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 75 | New Caledonia | 7,359 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 76 | Barbados | 6,767 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 77 | Grenada | 4,182 | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 732 | 2021 | down 97.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 172.94 million
- Southern Asia 40.15 million
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 63.27 million
- South-Eastern Asia 35.50 million
- Central and Southern Asia 40.95 million
- Eastern Asia 27.77 million
- Europe and Northern America 27.00 million
- Europe 24.94 million
- Latin America and the Caribbean 18.47 million
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 9.93 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 12.36 million
- Northern America 2.07 million