In 2024, the number of visitors to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill archaeological park in Rome recorded a ** percent annual increase. That year, attendance at the Colosseum reached **** million, making it the most visited tourist attraction in Italy.
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Rome is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Italy. In 2023, the number of international tourist arrivals in Rome’s accommodation establishments reached just under ***** million. This figure, however, remained below pre-pandemic levels. When looking at the leading inbound travel markets in Rome, travelers from the United States and the United Kingdom recorded the highest number of tourist arrivals in the Italian capital either before and after the impact of the pandemic.
Admission to the three sites is under one ticket and there is no single ticket admission. Thus, figures are recorded collectively rather than for each site. Figures have been rounded. Data prior to 2024 were previously published by the source.
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Ministero della Cultura (Italy). (May 12, 2025). Number of visitors to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill archaeological park in Rome, Italy from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/515727/rome-colosseum-and-roman-forum-visitor-numbers-italy/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy). "Number of visitors to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill archaeological park in Rome, Italy from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 12, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515727/rome-colosseum-and-roman-forum-visitor-numbers-italy/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy). (2025). Number of visitors to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill archaeological park in Rome, Italy from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/515727/rome-colosseum-and-roman-forum-visitor-numbers-italy/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy). "Number of Visitors to The Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill Archaeological Park in Rome, Italy from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/515727/rome-colosseum-and-roman-forum-visitor-numbers-italy/
Ministero della Cultura (Italy), Number of visitors to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill archaeological park in Rome, Italy from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/515727/rome-colosseum-and-roman-forum-visitor-numbers-italy/ (last visited July 04, 2025)
Number of visitors to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill archaeological park in Rome, Italy from 2012 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministero della Cultura (Italy), May 12, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/515727/rome-colosseum-and-roman-forum-visitor-numbers-italy/