As of February 2024, the number of tourists arriving in South Africa amounted to over 1.2 million, which is more than double than the amount arriving in the year prior. Of those, the majority (515,245) were from the African continent. Europe and North America followed with roughly 146,000 and 30,500 tourists, respectively.
Number of tourists arriving in South Africa as of 2024, by region of residence
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Statistics South Africa. (March 28, 2024). Number of tourists arriving in South Africa as of 2024, by region of residence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270298/number-of-tourists-in-south-africa-by-region/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of tourists arriving in South Africa as of 2024, by region of residence." Chart. March 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270298/number-of-tourists-in-south-africa-by-region/
Statistics South Africa. (2024). Number of tourists arriving in South Africa as of 2024, by region of residence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270298/number-of-tourists-in-south-africa-by-region/
Statistics South Africa. "Number of Tourists Arriving in South Africa as of 2024, by Region of Residence." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270298/number-of-tourists-in-south-africa-by-region/
Statistics South Africa, Number of tourists arriving in South Africa as of 2024, by region of residence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270298/number-of-tourists-in-south-africa-by-region/ (last visited June 08, 2025)
Number of tourists arriving in South Africa as of 2024, by region of residence [Graph], Statistics South Africa, March 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270298/number-of-tourists-in-south-africa-by-region/
