The number of international tourists in Greece increased gradually between 2013 and 2019, before decreasing dramatically in 2020, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2020, the country welcomed about 7.4 million international travelers, whereas the number of inbound visitors in Greece peaked at roughly 34 million in 2019.
Number of international visitors in Greece from 2005 to 2020
(in 1,000s)
*The source specifies that "because of different methodology applied in 2012, pilot year of data collection, data of 2012 are not fully comparable with the corresponding of the following years".
**Data from March to June 2020 were estimated.
Data include both overnight and same-day visitors. Figures have been rounded.
The release date is the date of access.
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Bank of Greece. (April 12, 2021). Number of international visitors in Greece from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444847/total-number-of-inbound-visitors-in-greece/
Bank of Greece. "Number of international visitors in Greece from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444847/total-number-of-inbound-visitors-in-greece/
Bank of Greece. (2021). Number of international visitors in Greece from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444847/total-number-of-inbound-visitors-in-greece/
Bank of Greece. "Number of International Visitors in Greece from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444847/total-number-of-inbound-visitors-in-greece/
Bank of Greece, Number of international visitors in Greece from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444847/total-number-of-inbound-visitors-in-greece/ (last visited January 29, 2022)
