Number of international tourists visiting the Canary Islands 2008-2020
This statistic shows the annual number of international tourists visiting the Canary Islands from 2008 to 2020. In 2017, a total of 14.2 million international tourists visited the Spanish archipelago, the highest figure so far. In 2020, the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, some 3.79 million foreign visitors traveled to the archipelago, over nine million less than in 2019.
Eight islands with lots of options for tourists
The Canary Islands, or the Canaries, are a group of islands off the Northwestern coast of Africa and one of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities. The archipelago is made up of eight inhabited islands: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa. Tenerife is most visited island, followed by Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, all popular vacation travel destinations, especially for European holidaymakers.
Main source markets
The Canaries are the second most visited Spanish region after Catalonia. The UK and Germany are two key visitor markets for the islands. Along with France they make up the three leading international tourist markets visiting Spain. Spanish residents also commonly visit the islands for domestic trips.
As with arrivals of international visitors, international tourism expenditure also plummeted due to the coronavirus crisis. In 2020, foreign tourists who visited the Canary Islands spent approximately 4.8 billion euros, down from almost 17 billion in 2019.
Eight islands with lots of options for tourists
The Canary Islands, or the Canaries, are a group of islands off the Northwestern coast of Africa and one of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities. The archipelago is made up of eight inhabited islands: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa. Tenerife is most visited island, followed by Gran Canaria and Lanzarote, all popular vacation travel destinations, especially for European holidaymakers.
Main source markets
The Canaries are the second most visited Spanish region after Catalonia. The UK and Germany are two key visitor markets for the islands. Along with France they make up the three leading international tourist markets visiting Spain. Spanish residents also commonly visit the islands for domestic trips.
As with arrivals of international visitors, international tourism expenditure also plummeted due to the coronavirus crisis. In 2020, foreign tourists who visited the Canary Islands spent approximately 4.8 billion euros, down from almost 17 billion in 2019.
