Jobs lost in tourism industry due to COVID-19

Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it was estimated that the global travel and tourism market had lost roughly 62 million jobs in 2020. While this scenario improved in 2021, the sector still reported around 44 million fewer jobs worldwide compared to 2019. Overall, the Asia-Pacific region recorded the most significant employment loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 25.5 million fewer travel and tourism jobs in 2021 compared to 2019.

Employment loss in the travel and tourism sector due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide in 2020 and 2021, by region (in millions)

Characteristic	2020 vs. 2019	2021 vs. 2019
Asia-Pacific	34.82	25.48
North America	8.86	7.49
Africa	5.83	4.23
Europe	4.74	3.17
Latin America	3.88	2.83
Middle East	1.69	1.3
Caribbean	0.71	0.4
Worldwide	62	44

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Release date

April 2022

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Worldwide

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2020 and 2021

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number of jobs lost in 2020 and 2021 compared to 2019

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The source does not specifies why the total number of job lost is different than the sum of jobs lost in the considered regions.

Data were calculated by Statista based on the figures of the total contribution of travel and tourism to employment per country shown by the source. Figures can be found in the source's weblink by clicking on each country report.

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