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France

Europe & Central Asia

France is a tourism destination in Europe & Central Asia. This dashboard presents the best available tourism indicators and historical arrivals data from official sources.

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International Tourist Arrivals

93,196,419

Latest verified value · 2022

International Tourism Receipts

$85.9B

Latest verified value · 2024

Tourist Nights

471.6M

Latest verified value · 2025

TCTI Destination Profile

Growing tourism destination

France has recorded steady tourism growth, while tourism demand is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year. This profile is calculated from the best available annual and monthly tourism records currently held by TCTI.

Executive tourism profile for France

Profile confidence

100

/ 100

Confidence reflects the intelligence modules currently supported by compatible source data.

Growth profile

Steady growth

Seasonality profile

Low seasonality

What this means

  • Steady growth suggests sustained tourism demand rather than a short-lived increase.
  • A relatively even annual distribution may support more consistent employment and infrastructure use.

The destination profile combines TCTI's available growth and seasonality intelligence. Confidence reflects whether both compatible annual-arrivals and monthly-tourist-night datasets are available.

Tourism Intelligence

Executive summary

A concise interpretation of the strongest official tourism records currently available for France.

6 indicators available
Europe & Central Asia
High income

France is a tourism destination in Europe & Central Asia. This dashboard presents the best available tourism indicators and historical arrivals data from official sources.

International tourist arrivals were 93,196,419 in 2022. International tourism receipts were $85.9B in 2024. Recorded tourist nights reached 471.6M in 2025. Residents took 239.8M in 2024 overnight tourism trips. Tourism's direct contribution to GDP was 3.8% in 2023.

The figures shown here are drawn from OECD, UN Tourism, and Eurostat. Reporting years may differ between indicators because TCTI displays the strongest verified or published value currently available for each measure.

Derived Intelligence

Tourism Seasonality

How international tourist nights were distributed throughout 2025 in France.

TCTI Insight

Relatively balanced

Confidence

95%

France's international tourist nights were most concentrated in July, which accounted for 17.6% of the annual total. The three busiest months—June, July, August—accounted for 46.4% of annual international tourist nights.

Peak month

July

17.6% of annual international nights

Quietest month

November

3.6% of annual international nights

Top three months

46.4%

June, July, August

Summer share

46.4%

Share occurring during June, July, and August

Winter share

13.4%

Share occurring during December, January, and February

Monthly distribution

International tourist nights by month

Annual total 150.8M

Jan

4.3%

6.5M

Feb

4%

6M

Mar

5%

7.5M

Apr

7.3%

11M

May

8%

12.1M

Jun

11.2%

16.9M

Jul

17.6%

26.5M

Aug

17.6%

26.5M

Sep

9.9%

15M

Oct

6.3%

9.5M

Nov

3.6%

5.4M

Dec

5.1%

7.8M

What this means

  • Higher seasonal concentration can increase pressure on infrastructure, accommodation, and local services during peak periods.
  • Quieter and shoulder months may offer opportunities to distribute visitor demand more evenly throughout the year.

Seasonality is calculated from a complete set of 12 monthly international tourist-night observations. The seasonality score uses a normalized concentration index, where 0 represents an even monthly distribution and 100 represents complete concentration in one month.

Derived Intelligence

Tourism growth

How international tourist arrivals changed between 2015 and 2022.

TCTI Growth Insight

Steady growth

Confidence

95%

France's international tourist arrivals increased by 10.4% between 2015 and 2022. This is equivalent to an average annual growth rate of +1.4%. The sharpest annual decline was 54.2% in 2020.

Total growth

+10.4%

2015 to 2022

Average annual growth

+1.4%

Compound annual growth rate

Starting arrivals

84.5M

Reported in 2015

Latest arrivals

93.2M

Reported in 2022

Largest annual increase

+92.6%

Change recorded in 2022

Largest annual decline

-54.2%

Change recorded in 2020

What this means

  • Long-term growth trends can indicate changes in destination popularity.
  • Growth should be interpreted alongside seasonality, visitor spending, and tourism dependence.

Growth is calculated using the earliest and latest available international arrivals data held by TCTI. Results may reflect gaps or methodological changes in the underlying series.

Key Tourism Indicators

Tourism performance at a glance

Verified tourism indicators currently available for France. Reporting years may differ by dataset.

2022

International Tourist Arrivals

93,196,419

OECD · 2022

OECD Inbound Tourism

VerifiedReporting lag
2024

International Tourism Receipts

$85.9B

UN Tourism · 2024

International Tourism Receipts

VerifiedCurrent
2025

Tourist Nights

471.6M

Eurostat · 2025

Tourist Nights at Accommodation Establishments

VerifiedCurrent
2023

Tourism Direct Share of GDP

3.8%

OECD · 2023

OECD Key Tourism Economic Indicators

VerifiedCurrent
2018

Tourism Employment Share

7.5%

OECD · 2018

OECD Key Tourism Economic Indicators

VerifiedHistorical
2024

Resident Tourism Trips

239.8M

Eurostat · 2024

Resident Tourism Trips

VerifiedCurrent

Rankings & Comparisons

How France compares

Positions use each country's best currently available official record. Years can differ, so use these as directional benchmarks rather than synchronized league tables.

Data Availability

100% dashboard coverage

6 of 6 dashboard indicators currently have usable official data for France.

4 current1 reporting lag1 historical

Available

  • ✓International Tourist Arrivals · 2022 · Reporting lag
  • ✓International Tourism Receipts · 2024 · Current
  • ✓Tourist Nights · 2025 · Current
  • ✓Tourism Direct Share of GDP · 2023 · Current
  • ✓Tourism Employment Share · 2018 · Historical
  • ✓Resident Tourism Trips · 2024 · Current

Not Yet Available

  • All dashboard indicators are available.

Official Sources

Data sources used for France

These organizations and datasets provide the indicators currently displayed on this country dashboard.

✓

Eurostat

Latest displayed year: 2025

Official

Indicators

  • • Tourist Nights
  • • Resident Tourism Trips

Datasets

  • Tourist Nights at Accommodation Establishments
  • Resident Tourism Trips
✓

OECD

Latest displayed year: 2023

Official

Indicators

  • • International Tourist Arrivals
  • • Tourism Direct Share of GDP
  • • Tourism Employment Share

Datasets

  • OECD Inbound Tourism
  • OECD Key Tourism Economic Indicators
✓

UN Tourism

Latest displayed year: 2024

Official

Indicators

  • • International Tourism Receipts

Datasets

  • International Tourism Receipts
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Historical Trend

International arrivals over time

Annual international tourist arrivals reported for France. Values are shown in millions.

Source: OECDYears: 2015–2022Annual data

Dataset: OECD Inbound Tourism

About the Data

Best available official data

TCTI evaluates available tourism records by reporting status, year, source priority, official-source status, and publication history. The dashboard displays the strongest available record while preserving historical observations and alternative sources in the database.