Most visited countries in the world

The world's leading tourist destinations, ranked by approximate annual international tourist arrivals. France has long held the top spot, welcoming close to 100 million visitors a year.

#	Country	Continent	Capital	Arrivals / year
1	France	Europe	Paris	100 million
2	Spain	Europe	Madrid	85 million
3	United States	Americas	Washington D.C.	66 million
4	China	Asia	Beijing	65 million
5	Italy	Europe	Rome	57 million
6	Turkey	Asia	Ankara	55 million
7	Mexico	Americas	Mexico City	45 million
8	United Kingdom	Europe	London	39 million
9	Greece	Europe	Athens	36 million
10	Canada	Americas	Ottawa	35 million
11	Germany	Europe	Berlin	35 million
12	Thailand	Asia	Bangkok	35 million
13	Austria	Europe	Vienna	31 million
14	Poland	Europe	Warsaw	30 million
15	Saudi Arabia	Asia	Riyadh	29 million
16	United Arab Emirates	Asia	Abu Dhabi	29 million
17	Portugal	Europe	Lisbon	28 million
18	Malaysia	Asia	Kuala Lumpur	26 million
19	Japan	Asia	Tokyo	25 million
20	Croatia	Europe	Zagreb	20 million
21	Netherlands	Europe	Amsterdam	20 million
22	India	Asia	New Delhi	19 million
23	Vietnam	Asia	Hanoi	18 million
24	Hungary	Europe	Budapest	16 million
25	Egypt	Africa	Cairo	15 million
26	Denmark	Europe	Copenhagen	14 million
27	Morocco	Africa	Rabat	14 million
28	Singapore	Asia	Singapore	14 million
29	Czech Republic	Europe	Prague	12 million
30	Indonesia	Asia	Jakarta	12 million
31	Switzerland	Europe	Bern	12 million
32	Ireland	Europe	Dublin	11 million
33	South Korea	Asia	Seoul	11 million
34	Belgium	Europe	Brussels	9 million
35	South Africa	Africa	Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)	9 million
36	Australia	Oceania	Canberra	8 million
37	Dominican Republic	Americas	Santo Domingo	8 million
38	Russia	Europe	Moscow	8 million
39	Sweden	Europe	Stockholm	8 million
40	Philippines	Asia	Manila	5 million

Visitor numbers are approximate annual international tourist arrivals based on the most recent widely reported data, for comparison purposes.