Last updated September 18, 2024
| 1. |  | Tuvalu | 3.7K |
| 2. |  | Marshall Islands | 6.1K |
| 3. |  | Niue | 10.2K |
| 4. |  | Kiribati | 12.0K |
| 5. |  | Micronesia | 18.0K |
| 6. |  | Montserrat | 19.3K |
| 7. |  | Solomon Islands | 29.0K |
| 8. |  | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.9K |
| 9. |  | Comoros | 45.0K |
| 10. |  | Guinea Bissau | 52.0K |
| 11. |  | American Samoa | 58.6K |
| 12. |  | Sierra Leone | 71.0K |
| 13. |  | Chad | 81.0K |
| 14. |  | Timor Leste | 81.0K |
| 15. |  | Central African Republic | 87.0K |
| 16. |  | Tonga | 94.0K |
| 17. |  | Palau | 94.0K |
| 18. |  | Liechtenstein | 98.1K |
| 19. |  | Burkina Faso | 143.0K |
| 20. |  | Anguilla | 166.0K |
| 21. |  | Cook Islands | 172.0K |
| 22. |  | Moldova | 174.0K |
| 23. |  | Samoa | 181.0K |
| 24. |  | Niger | 192.0K |
| 25. |  | Papua New Guinea | 211.0K |
| 26. |  | Mali | 217.0K |
| 27. |  | Angola | 218.0K |
| 28. |  | Vanuatu | 256.0K |
| 29. |  | French Polynesia | 300.0K |
| 30. |  | Guyana | 315.0K |
| 31. |  | Bhutan | 316.0K |
| 32. |  | Dominica | 322.0K |
| 33. |  | Bangladesh | 323.0K |
| 34. |  | Benin | 337.0K |
| 35. |  | Monaco | 363.0K |
| 36. |  | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 404.0K |
| 37. |  | Seychelles | 428.0K |
| 38. |  | New Caledonia | 474.0K |
| 39. |  | Trinidad and Tobago | 480.0K |
| 40. |  | Madagascar | 486.0K |
| 41. |  | Northern Mariana Islands | 487.0K |
| 42. |  | Grenada | 526.0K |
| 43. |  | Reunion | 601.0K |
| 44. |  | Mongolia | 637.0K |
| 45. |  | Gambia | 640.0K |
| 46. |  | North Macedonia | 756.0K |
| 47. |  | Cape Verde | 758.0K |
| 48. |  | Bermuda | 805.0K |
| 49. |  | Ethiopia | 812.0K |
| 50. |  | Togo | 876.0K |
| 51. |  | British Virgin Islands | 895.0K |
| 52. |  | Martinique | 919.0K |
| 53. |  | Haiti | 938.0K |
| 54. |  | Barbados | 966.0K |
| 55. |  | Fiji | 969.0K |
| 56. |  | Cameroon | 1.0M |
| 57. |  | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0M |
| 58. |  | Luxembourg | 1.0M |
| 59. |  | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1M |
| 60. |  | Lesotho | 1.1M |
| 61. |  | Nepal | 1.2M |
| 62. |  | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2M |
| 63. |  | Saint Lucia | 1.2M |
| 64. |  | Eswatini | 1.2M |
| 65. |  | Bolivia | 1.2M |
| 66. |  | Tajikistan | 1.3M |
| 67. |  | Zambia | 1.3M |
| 68. |  | Curacao | 1.3M |
| 69. |  | Mauritius | 1.4M |
| 70. |  | Nicaragua | 1.5M |
| 71. |  | Tanzania | 1.5M |
| 72. |  | Uganda | 1.5M |
| 73. |  | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.6M |
| 74. |  | Rwanda | 1.6M |
| 75. |  | Namibia | 1.7M |
| 76. |  | Guam | 1.7M |
| 77. |  | Belize | 1.7M |
| 78. |  | Maldives | 1.7M |
| 79. |  | Serbia | 1.8M |
| 80. |  | Armenia | 1.9M |
| 81. |  | San Marino | 1.9M |
| 82. |  | Lebanon | 1.9M |
| 83. |  | Aruba | 2.0M |
| 84. |  | Sint Maarten | 2.0M |
| 85. |  | Sri Lanka | 2.0M |
| 86. |  | Mozambique | 2.0M |
| 87. |  | Kenya | 2.0M |
| 88. |  | Ivory Coast | 2.1M |
| 89. |  | Ecuador | 2.1M |
| 90. |  | Qatar | 2.1M |
| 91. |  | Iceland | 2.2M |
| 92. |  | Zimbabwe | 2.3M |
| 93. |  | Honduras | 2.3M |
| 94. |  | Cayman Islands | 2.3M |
| 95. |  | Algeria | 2.4M |
| 96. |  | Syria | 2.4M |
| 97. |  | Panama | 2.5M |
| 98. |  | Montenegro | 2.5M |
| 99. |  | Guatemala | 2.6M |
| 100. |  | El Salvador | 2.6M |
| 101. |  | Azerbaijan | 3.2M |
| 102. |  | Finland | 3.3M |
| 103. |  | Costa Rica | 3.4M |
| 104. |  | Uruguay | 3.5M |
| 105. |  | Oman | 3.5M |
| 106. |  | Malta | 3.5M |
| 107. |  | Palestine | 3.8M |
| 108. |  | New Zealand | 3.9M |
| 109. |  | Cyprus | 4.1M |
| 110. |  | Jamaica | 4.2M |
| 111. |  | Cuba | 4.3M |
| 112. |  | Colombia | 4.4M |
| 113. |  | Myanmar | 4.4M |
| 114. |  | Paraguay | 4.4M |
| 115. |  | Brunei | 4.4M |
| 116. |  | Slovenia | 4.7M |
| 117. |  | Laos | 4.8M |
| 118. |  | Israel | 4.9M |
| 119. |  | Puerto Rico | 4.9M |
| 120. |  | Peru | 5.3M |
| 121. |  | Jordan | 5.4M |
| 122. |  | Chile | 5.4M |
| 123. |  | Norway | 5.9M |
| 124. |  | Estonia | 6.1M |
| 125. |  | Lithuania | 6.2M |
| 126. |  | Brazil | 6.4M |
| 127. |  | Albania | 6.4M |
| 128. |  | Cambodia | 6.6M |
| 129. |  | Uzbekistan | 6.7M |
| 130. |  | Bahamas | 7.3M |
| 131. |  | Dominican Republic | 7.6M |
| 132. |  | Sweden | 7.6M |
| 133. |  | Georgia | 7.7M |
| 134. |  | Andorra | 8.2M |
| 135. |  | Philippines | 8.3M |
| 136. |  | Latvia | 8.3M |
| 137. |  | Kyrgyzstan | 8.5M |
| 138. |  | Kazakhstan | 8.5M |
| 139. |  | Kuwait | 8.6M |
| 140. |  | Iran | 9.1M |
| 141. |  | Belgium | 9.3M |
| 142. |  | Tunisia | 9.4M |
| 143. |  | Australia | 9.5M |
| 144. |  | Ireland | 11.0M |
| 145. |  | Bahrain | 11.1M |
| 146. |  | Argentina | 11.1M |
| 147. |  | Switzerland | 11.8M |
| 148. |  | Belarus | 11.8M |
| 149. |  | Taiwan | 11.9M |
| 150. |  | Bulgaria | 12.6M |
| 151. |  | Romania | 12.8M |
| 152. |  | Egypt | 13.0M |
| 153. |  | Morocco | 13.1M |
| 154. |  | Ukraine | 13.7M |
| 155. |  | South Africa | 14.8M |
| 156. |  | Slovakia | 16.1M |
| 157. |  | Indonesia | 16.1M |
| 158. |  | Portugal | 17.3M |
| 159. |  | South Korea | 17.5M |
| 160. |  | India | 17.9M |
| 161. |  | Vietnam | 18.0M |
| 162. |  | Singapore | 19.1M |
| 163. |  | Netherlands | 20.1M |
| 164. |  | Saudi Arabia | 20.3M |
| 165. |  | Russia | 24.4M |
| 166. |  | United Arab Emirates | 25.3M |
| 167. |  | Japan | 31.9M |
| 168. |  | Austria | 31.9M |
| 169. |  | Canada | 32.4M |
| 170. |  | Denmark | 33.1M |
| 171. |  | Greece | 34.0M |
| 172. |  | Malaysia | 35.0M |
| 173. |  | Macau | 39.4M |
| 174. |  | Germany | 39.6M |
| 175. |  | Thailand | 39.9M |
| 176. |  | United Kingdom | 40.9M |
| 177. |  | Turkey | 51.7M |
| 178. |  | Hong Kong | 55.9M |
| 179. |  | Croatia | 60.0M |
| 180. |  | Hungary | 61.4M |
| 181. |  | Poland | 88.5M |
| 182. |  | Italy | 95.4M |
| 183. |  | Mexico | 97.4M |
| 184. |  | Spain | 126.2M |
| 185. |  | China | 162.5M |
| 186. |  | United States | 165.5M |
| 187. |  | France | 217.9M |
Tourism, a significant driver of economic growth and cultural exchange, varies considerably from one country to another. While globally renowned sites like the Eiffel Tower or the Grand Canyon draw millions of tourists each year, there are countries that are rarely sought as destinations by global tourists. Breaking down the most recent tourism data provides fascinating insights into the least visited countries globally, revealing lesser-known locales that offer unique travel experiences. According to World Tourism Organization data, some countries draw a strikingly low number of tourists each year. Island nations in the Pacific Ocean make up a considerable portion of these, with Tuvalu recording the fewest number of tourist visits of only approximately 3.7k. Interestingly, the majority of these least visited countries are extraordinarily rich in culture and natural beauty but may lack international awareness or have challenges such as logistical difficulties in reaching the location or lack of touristic infrastructure. Key findings from the data include:
Taking the lead among the least visited nations globally is the petite Pacific Ocean island nation called Tuvalu. It welcomed only around 3,700 tourists, the fewest across all countries worldwide. Concentrating on the Pacific region, the next notable nations are Marshall Islands with 6,100 visitors, Niue with 10,200 tourists, and Kiribati receiving 12,000 tourists. Micronesia, another Pacific group of islands, saw approximately 18,000 visitors. The Caribbean island of Montserrat, with its active volcano and unique biodiversity, experienced over 19,300 visitors. Meanwhile, Solomon Islands, a South Pacific archipelago known for its WWII-era relics and scenic beaches drew in 29,000 tourists. In the African continent, Sao Tome and Principe, an island nation off Central Africa, saw a modest number of about 34,900 visitors. Comoros, a volcanic archipelago off Africa’s East coast, had 45,000 visitors. Wrapping up the list is Guinea Bissau, in West Africa, known for its wildlife and national parks, welcoming 52,000 visitors. Though not all of these least visited countries are obscure or inaccessible, low tourist counts can largely be attributed to factors like remoteness, limited touristic infrastructure, and less international exposure. Top 10 Least Visited Countries (Number of Tourist Visits):
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#127
Ranked in World
#95
58.6K
Ranked in World
#11
Ranked in World
#134
218.0K
Ranked in World
#27
166.0K
Ranked in World
#20
Ranked in World
#57
11.1M
Ranked in World
#146
Ranked in World
#80
Ranked in World
#83
Ranked in World
#143
31.9M
Ranked in World
#168
Ranked in World
#101
Ranked in World
#130
11.1M
Ranked in World
#145
323.0K
Ranked in World
#33
966.0K
Ranked in World
#54
11.8M
Ranked in World
#148
Ranked in World
#141
Ranked in World
#77
337.0K
Ranked in World
#34
805.0K
Ranked in World
#48
316.0K
Ranked in World
#31
Ranked in World
#65
Ranked in World
#62
Ranked in World
#126
895.0K
Ranked in World
#51
Ranked in World
#115
12.6M
Ranked in World
#150
143.0K
Ranked in World
#19
Ranked in World
#128
Ranked in World
#56
32.4M
Ranked in World
#169
758.0K
Ranked in World
#47
Ranked in World
#94
87.0K
Ranked in World
#15
81.0K
Ranked in World
#13
Ranked in World
#122
162.5M
Ranked in World
#185
Ranked in World
#112
45.0K
Ranked in World
#9
172.0K
Ranked in World
#21
Ranked in World
#103
60.0M
Ranked in World
#179
Ranked in World
#111
Ranked in World
#68
Ranked in World
#109
33.1M
Ranked in World
#170
322.0K
Ranked in World
#32
Ranked in World
#131
Ranked in World
#89
13.0M
Ranked in World
#152
Ranked in World
#100
Ranked in World
#124
Ranked in World
#64
812.0K
Ranked in World
#49
969.0K
Ranked in World
#55
Ranked in World
#102
217.9M
Ranked in World
#187
300.0K
Ranked in World
#29
640.0K
Ranked in World
#45
Ranked in World
#133
39.6M
Ranked in World
#174
34.0M
Ranked in World
#171
526.0K
Ranked in World
#42
Ranked in World
#76
Ranked in World
#99
52.0K
Ranked in World
#10
315.0K
Ranked in World
#30
938.0K
Ranked in World
#53
Ranked in World
#93
55.9M
Ranked in World
#178
61.4M
Ranked in World
#180
Ranked in World
#91
17.9M
Ranked in World
#160
16.1M
Ranked in World
#157
Ranked in World
#140
11.0M
Ranked in World
#144
Ranked in World
#118
95.4M
Ranked in World
#182
Ranked in World
#88
Ranked in World
#110
31.9M
Ranked in World
#167
Ranked in World
#121
Ranked in World
#138
Ranked in World
#87
12.0K
Ranked in World
#4
Ranked in World
#139
Ranked in World
#137
Ranked in World
#117
Ranked in World
#136
Ranked in World
#82
Ranked in World
#60
98.1K
Ranked in World
#18
Ranked in World
#125
Ranked in World
#58
39.4M
Ranked in World
#173
486.0K
Ranked in World
#40
35.0M
Ranked in World
#172
Ranked in World
#78
217.0K
Ranked in World
#26
Ranked in World
#106
6.1K
Ranked in World
#2
919.0K
Ranked in World
#52
Ranked in World
#69
97.4M
Ranked in World
#183
18.0K
Ranked in World
#5
174.0K
Ranked in World
#22
363.0K
Ranked in World
#35
637.0K
Ranked in World
#44
Ranked in World
#98
19.3K
Ranked in World
#6
13.1M
Ranked in World
#153
Ranked in World
#86
Ranked in World
#113
Ranked in World
#75
Ranked in World
#61
20.1M
Ranked in World
#163
474.0K
Ranked in World
#38
Ranked in World
#108
Ranked in World
#70
192.0K
Ranked in World
#24
10.2K
Ranked in World
#3
756.0K
Ranked in World
#46
487.0K
Ranked in World
#41
Ranked in World
#123
Ranked in World
#105
94.0K
Ranked in World
#17
Ranked in World
#107
Ranked in World
#97
211.0K
Ranked in World
#25
Ranked in World
#114
Ranked in World
#120
Ranked in World
#135
88.5M
Ranked in World
#181
17.3M
Ranked in World
#158
Ranked in World
#119
Ranked in World
#90
601.0K
Ranked in World
#43
12.8M
Ranked in World
#151
24.4M
Ranked in World
#165
Ranked in World
#74
Ranked in World
#59
Ranked in World
#63
404.0K
Ranked in World
#36
181.0K
Ranked in World
#23
Ranked in World
#81
34.9K
Ranked in World
#8
20.3M
Ranked in World
#164
Ranked in World
#79
428.0K
Ranked in World
#37
71.0K
Ranked in World
#12
19.1M
Ranked in World
#162
Ranked in World
#84
16.1M
Ranked in World
#156
Ranked in World
#116
29.0K
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#7
14.8M
Ranked in World
#155
17.5M
Ranked in World
#159
126.2M
Ranked in World
#184
Ranked in World
#85
Ranked in World
#132
11.8M
Ranked in World
#147
Ranked in World
#96
11.9M
Ranked in World
#149
Ranked in World
#66
Ranked in World
#71
39.9M
Ranked in World
#175
81.0K
Ranked in World
#14
876.0K
Ranked in World
#50
94.0K
Ranked in World
#16
480.0K
Ranked in World
#39
Ranked in World
#142
51.7M
Ranked in World
#177
Ranked in World
#73
3.7K
Ranked in World
#1
Ranked in World
#72
13.7M
Ranked in World
#154
25.3M
Ranked in World
#166
40.9M
Ranked in World
#176
165.5M
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#186
Ranked in World
#104
Ranked in World
#129
256.0K
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#28
18.0M
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#161
Ranked in World
#67
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#92
| Region ↕ | # of Tourist Visits↕ |
|---|---|
| Albania | 6.4M |
| Algeria | 2.4M |
| American Samoa | 58.6K |
| Andorra | 8.2M |
| Angola | 218.0K |
| Anguilla | 166.0K |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0M |
| Argentina | 11.1M |
| Armenia | 1.9M |
| Aruba | 2.0M |
| Australia | 9.5M |
| Austria | 31.9M |
| Azerbaijan | 3.2M |
| Bahamas | 7.3M |
| Bahrain | 11.1M |
| Bangladesh | 323.0K |
| Barbados | 966.0K |
| Belarus | 11.8M |
| Belgium | 9.3M |
| Belize | 1.7M |
| Benin | 337.0K |
| Bermuda | 805.0K |
| Bhutan | 316.0K |
| Bolivia | 1.2M |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.2M |
| Brazil | 6.4M |
| British Virgin Islands | 895.0K |
| Brunei | 4.4M |
| Bulgaria | 12.6M |
| Burkina Faso | 143.0K |
| Cambodia | 6.6M |
| Cameroon | 1.0M |
| Canada | 32.4M |
| Cape Verde | 758.0K |
| Cayman Islands | 2.3M |
| Central African Republic | 87.0K |
| Chad | 81.0K |
| Chile | 5.4M |
| China | 162.5M |
| Colombia | 4.4M |
| Comoros | 45.0K |
| Cook Islands | 172.0K |
| Costa Rica | 3.4M |
| Croatia | 60.0M |
| Cuba | 4.3M |
| Curacao | 1.3M |
| Cyprus | 4.1M |
| Denmark | 33.1M |
| Dominica | 322.0K |
| Dominican Republic | 7.6M |
| Ecuador | 2.1M |
| Egypt | 13.0M |
| El Salvador | 2.6M |
| Estonia | 6.1M |
| Eswatini | 1.2M |
| Ethiopia | 812.0K |
| Fiji | 969.0K |
| Finland | 3.3M |
| France | 217.9M |
| French Polynesia | 300.0K |
| Gambia | 640.0K |
| Georgia | 7.7M |
| Germany | 39.6M |
| Greece | 34.0M |
| Grenada | 526.0K |
| Guam | 1.7M |
| Guatemala | 2.6M |
| Guinea Bissau | 52.0K |
| Guyana | 315.0K |
| Haiti | 938.0K |
| Honduras | 2.3M |
| Hong Kong | 55.9M |
| Hungary | 61.4M |
| Iceland | 2.2M |
| India | 17.9M |
| Indonesia | 16.1M |
| Iran | 9.1M |
| Ireland | 11.0M |
| Israel | 4.9M |
| Italy | 95.4M |
| Ivory Coast | 2.1M |
| Jamaica | 4.2M |
| Japan | 31.9M |
| Jordan | 5.4M |
| Kazakhstan | 8.5M |
| Kenya | 2.0M |
| Kiribati | 12.0K |
| Kuwait | 8.6M |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8.5M |
| Laos | 4.8M |
| Latvia | 8.3M |
| Lebanon | 1.9M |
| Lesotho | 1.1M |
| Liechtenstein | 98.1K |
| Lithuania | 6.2M |
| Luxembourg | 1.0M |
| Macau | 39.4M |
| Madagascar | 486.0K |
| Malaysia | 35.0M |
| Maldives | 1.7M |
| Mali | 217.0K |
| Malta | 3.5M |
| Marshall Islands | 6.1K |
| Martinique | 919.0K |
| Mauritius | 1.4M |
| Mexico | 97.4M |
| Micronesia | 18.0K |
| Moldova | 174.0K |
| Monaco | 363.0K |
| Mongolia | 637.0K |
| Montenegro | 2.5M |
| Montserrat | 19.3K |
| Morocco | 13.1M |
| Mozambique | 2.0M |
| Myanmar | 4.4M |
| Namibia | 1.7M |
| Nepal | 1.2M |
| Netherlands | 20.1M |
| New Caledonia | 474.0K |
| New Zealand | 3.9M |
| Nicaragua | 1.5M |
| Niger | 192.0K |
| Niue | 10.2K |
| North Macedonia | 756.0K |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 487.0K |
| Norway | 5.9M |
| Oman | 3.5M |
| Palau | 94.0K |
| Palestine | 3.8M |
| Panama | 2.5M |
| Papua New Guinea | 211.0K |
| Paraguay | 4.4M |
| Peru | 5.3M |
| Philippines | 8.3M |
| Poland | 88.5M |
| Portugal | 17.3M |
| Puerto Rico | 4.9M |
| Qatar | 2.1M |
| Reunion | 601.0K |
| Romania | 12.8M |
| Russia | 24.4M |
| Rwanda | 1.6M |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1M |
| Saint Lucia | 1.2M |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 404.0K |
| Samoa | 181.0K |
| San Marino | 1.9M |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 34.9K |
| Saudi Arabia | 20.3M |
| Serbia | 1.8M |
| Seychelles | 428.0K |
| Sierra Leone | 71.0K |
| Singapore | 19.1M |
| Sint Maarten | 2.0M |
| Slovakia | 16.1M |
| Slovenia | 4.7M |
| Solomon Islands | 29.0K |
| South Africa | 14.8M |
| South Korea | 17.5M |
| Spain | 126.2M |
| Sri Lanka | 2.0M |
| Sweden | 7.6M |
| Switzerland | 11.8M |
| Syria | 2.4M |
| Taiwan | 11.9M |
| Tajikistan | 1.3M |
| Tanzania | 1.5M |
| Thailand | 39.9M |
| Timor Leste | 81.0K |
| Togo | 876.0K |
| Tonga | 94.0K |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 480.0K |
| Tunisia | 9.4M |
| Turkey | 51.7M |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.6M |
| Tuvalu | 3.7K |
| Uganda | 1.5M |
| Ukraine | 13.7M |
| United Arab Emirates | 25.3M |
| United Kingdom | 40.9M |
| United States | 165.5M |
| Uruguay | 3.5M |
| Uzbekistan | 6.7M |
| Vanuatu | 256.0K |
| Vietnam | 18.0M |
| Zambia | 1.3M |
| Zimbabwe | 2.3M |
