Loss in global tourism jobs due to COVID-19 by country 2021

The total number of jobs generated, directly and indirectly, by travel and tourism worldwide decreased sharply with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. While this scenario improved the following year, employment figures in the global travel and tourism market remained below pre-pandemic levels. As estimated, China recorded the highest travel and tourism employment loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic among the selected countries, with around 8.9 million fewer jobs in 2021 compared to 2019.

Employment loss in the travel and tourism industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in selected countries worldwide in 2020 and 2021 (in millions)

Characteristic	2020 vs. 2019	2021 vs. 2019
China	12.53	8.93
India	10.96	8
United States	7.05	6.3
Indonesia	1.92	1.43
Thailand	1.53	1.33
Brazil	1.45	1.27
Mexico	1.51	1
Germany	0.8	0.78
South Africa	0.45	0.43
Ethiopia	0.4	0.34
Spain	0.55	0.33
Japan	0.51	0.3
Saudi Arabia	0.35	0.28
Egypt	0.53	0.26
Russia	0.29	0.26
Italy	0.44	0.21
Canada	0.3	0.18
Turkey	0.46	0.17
United Kingdom	0.19	0.17
Argentina	0.33	0.17
Australia	0.25	0.16
Kenya	0.29	0.14
Portugal	0.16	0.11
United Arab Emirates	0.16	0.11
South Korea	0.09	0.09
France	0.25	0.08

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2020 and 2021

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number of jobs lost in 2020 and 2021 compared to 2019

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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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