Employed persons in the tourism industries in World
World: Employed persons in the tourism industries was 172.94 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employed persons in the tourism industries in World, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed persons in the tourism industries in World is 172.94 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons in the tourism industries in World peaked at 172.94 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 141.11 million, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Employed persons in the tourism industries in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 141.16 million | — |
| 2009 | 141.11 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 143.05 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 143.78 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 144.56 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 146.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 148.78 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 151.33 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 155.96 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 158.26 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 162.02 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 162.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 150.00 million | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 151.73 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 162.59 million | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 171.06 million | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 172.94 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141.13 million | 141.11 million | 141.16 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 151.63 million | 143.05 million | 162.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.67 million | 150.00 million | 172.94 million | 5 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 3,686 current US$ per person (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9887 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 14,244 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 6.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9945 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons in the tourism industries in World?
- Employed persons in the tourism industries in World was 172.94 million in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed persons in the tourism industries recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 172.94 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest employed persons in the tourism industries recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 141.11 million in 2009.
- How does World rank for employed persons in the tourism industries?
- World ranks 1st out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is employed persons in the tourism industries rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed persons in the tourism industries (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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