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Tunisia in numbers

How big is Tunisia's tourism industry? Where do visitors come from? How many hotel beds, how many UNESCO sites, how big a share of GDP? Here's the country, sourced and dated, in one place.

Quick answerUpdated 2026-05-23Reviewed by eTunisie editorial

Tunisia welcomed 10.25 million tourists in 2024 — a record — generating TND 7.5 billion in receipts (≈14% of GDP). The largest source markets are Algeria, Libya, France, Germany and the UK; the country has 240,000 classified hotel beds and 8 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Record 10.25M arrivals in 2024 (+8.4% vs 2023)
Algeria, Libya and France are the top three source markets
240,000+ classified beds, mostly in Sousse-Monastir-Mahdia and Hammamet
Tourism = 14.2% of GDP (direct + indirect, WTTC)
8 UNESCO World Heritage sites — most in North Africa per capita
1,300 km of Mediterranean coast, 300+ sunny days a year

Arrivals 2024: 10.25M
Receipts: TND 7.5B
Hotel beds: 240K
UNESCO sites: 8

10.25M

Arrivals 2024

240K

Hotel beds

UNESCO sites

14.2%

Tourism share of GDP

All the figures

Every figure below is hand-curated from a public source — ONTT (the Ministry of Tourism), INS (the National Statistics Institute), the Central Bank (BCT), or the World Travel & Tourism Council. We refresh this page quarterly. Click any source link to verify directly.

Tourism arrivals

Tunisia welcomed a record 10.2 million visitors in 2024, the strongest year since 2010.

Total arrivals 2024: 10.25M
Total arrivals 2023: 9.4M
Tourism receipts 2024: TND 7.5B
Tourism share of GDP: 14.2%

Top source markets

European travellers remain the backbone of Tunisia's tourism, with strong growth from the Maghreb and the diaspora.

Algeria: 3.1M
Libya: 1.4M
France: 1.2M
Germany: 560K
United Kingdom: 410K
Italy: 380K
Russia: 320K
Poland: 260K

Hotel capacity

Tunisia has 240,000+ classified hotel beds, concentrated on the Sahel coast and Cap Bon.

Total classified beds: 240K
Sousse-Monastir-Mahdia: 78K
Hammamet–Cap Bon: 62K
Djerba–Zarzis: 44K
Greater Tunis: 18K
Tabarka–Aïn Draham: 12K

Country at a glance

Total area: 163,610 km²
Population: 12.3M
Mediterranean coastline: 1,300 km
UNESCO World Heritage sites: 8
Sunny days per year: 300+
Currency (closed): TND 1 ≈ €0.30

Notes on methodology

Arrivals figures count border crossings of non-residents (the standard ONTT measure) and therefore include same-day visitors from Algeria and Libya. "Receipts" are tourism balance-of-payments inflows reported by the Central Bank in TND, which we convert to euros at the indicative May 2026 rate. GDP share comes from the WTTC's Travel & Tourism Economic Impact study, which counts direct, indirect and induced contributions.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How many tourists visit Tunisia each year?

Tunisia welcomed 10.25 million tourists in 2024 — its highest figure since 2010. The 2023 total was 9.4 million, up sharply from the post-Covid low of 2.0 million in 2020. Source: ONTT, Ministry of Tourism.

What are the biggest source markets for Tunisia tourism?

Algeria leads with about 3.1 million arrivals (mostly land border + flights), followed by Libya (1.4M), France (1.2M), Germany (560K), the UK (410K), Italy (380K), Russia (320K) and Poland (260K). Source: ONTT 2024.

How many hotel beds does Tunisia have?

Tunisia has 240,000+ classified hotel beds nationwide. The Sahel region (Sousse-Monastir-Mahdia) has the largest cluster at 78,000 beds, followed by Hammamet–Cap Bon (62,000) and Djerba–Zarzis (44,000).

How big a share of Tunisia's economy is tourism?

Tourism contributes about 14.2% of Tunisia's GDP when you include direct, indirect and induced effects (WTTC 2024). Direct contribution alone is roughly 7%. Tourism is one of the country's three main foreign-exchange earners, alongside phosphates and remittances.

When was the Tunisian tourism sector at its peak?

By raw arrivals, 2024 (10.25M) is the new all-time record, surpassing the previous 2010 peak of 6.9 million. By revenue intensity per visitor, the sector has shifted toward higher-spending Western European and Gulf travellers since 2018.

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