Total traveler departures from South Africa 2014-2022
The total number of travelers departing from South Africa amounted to over 10.6 million in 2022. Compared to the previous year, this was a significant increase from around 4.4 million departures. The travel and tourism sector suffered severely due to travel restrictions associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the number of travelers has followed an increasing trend since 2014, except for the dip in 2020 and 2021, with signs of recovery in 2022.