Europe Most Visited Countries by 2017 International Tourist Arrivals
In 2017, most visited country is France and second ranked is Spain. Over 670 million international tourist arrivals to Europe, an increase of 8.3% over 2016.
The World Tourism rankings are compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organization which is released three times annually.
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#10 Portugal

18.2 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Increase 16.5
Portugal Population: 10,276,617 (2018)
Portugal Per Capita: $33,166
# of visitors portugal cities in 2016

Portugal tourist destinations

#9 Russia

24.6 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Decrease 0.7
Russia Population: 146,793,744 (2019)
Russia Per Capita: $11,191
#8 Greece

24.8 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Increase 9.7
Greece Population: 10,768,477 (2017)
Greece Per Capita: $20,930
Countries number of tourists visiting Greece in 2015

Number of hotels and bed in Greece 2016

Where are beach resorts located beach in greece

Archaeological sites and cities in greece

#7 Austria

28.1 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Increase 4.8
Austria Population: 8,857,960 (2018)
Austria Per Capita: $53,764
Visitors arriving to Austria 2014 & 2015

#6 Germany

35.6 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Increase 5.2
Germany Population: 83,019,200 (2018)
Germany Per Capita: $54,983
Visitors arriving to Germany 2014 & 2016

#5 Turkey

30.3 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Increase 24.1
Turkey Population: 40,290 (2018)
Turkey Per Capita: $9,346
2015 - 2018 foreign visitor arrivals in turkey

1995 - 2018 number of turkey tourists received

#4 United Kingdom

35.8 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Increase 5.1
United Kingdom Population: 54,983 (2019)
United Kingdom Per Capita: $44,177
Visitors arriving in united kingdom in 2016 from countries

#3 Italy

52.4 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Increase 11.2
Italy Population: 60,483,973 (2017)
Italy Per Capita: $33,353
Countries visitors arriving in Italy in 2015

Top 10 Italian cities visitor nights in 2017

#2 Spain

75.3 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Increase 8.6
Spain Population: 46,934,632 (2019)
Spain Per Capita: $40,290
Arrivals by country (2016, 2017, 2018)

#1 France

82.7 million (2016)
Number of Tourist Increase 5.1
France Population: 66,998,000 (2018)
France Per Capita: $43,500 (22nd in the world)
Most tourists arriving to France in 2014;

Most nights spent in France in 2014 by tourists;
