๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ South Asia ยท India

India Tourism Dashboard

Foreign tourist arrivals into India and Indian outbound departures โ€” monthly trends, leading source and destination countries, purpose of travel, age and gender mix and airport-wise splits. Data covers Januaryโ€“December 2025 with historical comparisons.

Source of data: Official India tourism statistics (Ministry of Tourism, Bureau of Immigration) ยท Calendar year 2025 (Janโ€“Dec) with historical comparisons.

Foreign tourist arrivals 2025
9,016,594
-9.4% vs 2024
Full year 2024
9,951,722
Janโ€“Dec 2024 baseline
Top source market 2025
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States of America
1,810,000 ยท 20.1% share
Fastest-growing market (YoY)
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
+15.8% ยท 220,000 arrivals
Leisure travellers
39.0%
Largest purpose of visit
Indian diaspora
33.0%
Visiting friends & relatives
Male / Female split
55.1% / 44.9%
Gender mix, 2025
Top 5 airports
75.8%
Share of arrivals handled

Monthly arrivals โ€” 2025 (bars) vs 2024 (line)

Jan โ€“ Dec, side by side

Annual foreign tourist arrivals

2024 vs 2025

Top 10 source markets

Arrivals, 2025

Purpose of visit

% share of arrivals, 2025

Purpose% share
Leisure39.0%
Indian Diaspora33.0%
Business12.0%
Medical6.0%
Others1.0%

Gender split

2025

Visitors by age band

% share of arrivals, 2025

Arrivals by airport

% share of arrivals, 2025

Top airports
  • Delhi35.0%
  • Mumbai18.0%
  • Bangalore9.1%
  • Chennai8.9%
  • Hyderabad4.8%

Source markets โ€” full list

Arrivals by country, 2019 / 2024 / 2025

Country201920242025YoY
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States of America1,510,0001,800,0001,810,000+0.6%
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom1,000,0001,020,0001,070,000+4.9%
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia370,000520,000540,000+3.8%
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada350,000480,000530,000+10.4%
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฉBangladesh2,580,0001,750,000470,000-73.1%
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พMalaysia330,000310,000330,000+6.5%
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฐSri Lanka330,000280,000300,000+7.1%
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany260,000260,000270,000+3.8%
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตNepal160,000200,000220,000+10.0%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan240,000190,000220,000+15.8%
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore190,000210,000220,000+4.8%
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance250,000210,000210,000+0.0%
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussian Federation250,000160,000170,000+6.3%
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaly130,000140,000150,000+7.1%
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญThailand170,000140,000130,000-7.1%
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNetherlands80,00090,000100,000+11.1%
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡นPortugal70,00090,000100,000+11.1%
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟNew Zealand70,00080,00090,000+12.5%
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ปMaldives80,00080,00080,000+0.0%
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒOman70,00070,00080,000+14.3%

Source of data: Official India tourism statistics (Ministry of Tourism, Bureau of Immigration) ยท Calendar year 2025 (Janโ€“Dec) with historical comparisons. Figures shown in thousands (k) or millions (M) where labelled.