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| Top 50 Markets for International Arrivals to the United States by Country of Residency |
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January - December 2005 vs. 2004, with percentage change
| 2005 Rank |
Region / Country of Residence |
2005p TOTAL |
2004 TOTAL |
% Change 2005 / 2004 |
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TOTAL ALL COUNTRIES (1) |
49,401,528 |
46,084,257 |
7% |
| |
NORTH AMERICA (2) |
27,723,000 |
25,762,000 |
8% |
| 1 |
CANADA (3) |
14,865,000 |
13,856,000 |
7% |
| |
Canada Air (4) |
5,125,000 |
4,583,000 |
12% |
| 2 |
MEXICO (3) |
12,858,000 |
11,906,000 |
8% |
| |
Mexico Air (5) |
1,668,432 |
1,439,971 |
16% |
| |
OVERSEAS (6) |
21,678,528 |
20,322,257 |
7% |
| 3 |
UNITED KINGDOM |
4,344,957 |
4,302,737 |
1% |
| 4 |
JAPAN |
3,883,906 |
3,747,620 |
4% |
| 5 |
GERMANY |
1,415,530 |
1,319,904 |
7% |
| 6 |
FRANCE |
878,648 |
775,274 |
13% |
| 7 |
SOUTH KOREA |
705,093 |
626,595 |
13% |
| 8 |
AUSTRALIA |
581,773 |
519,955 |
12% |
| 9 |
ITALY |
545,546 |
470,805 |
16% |
| 10 |
BRAZIL |
485,373 |
384,734 |
26% |
| 11 |
NETHERLANDS |
448,650 |
424,872 |
6% |
| 12 |
CHINA (NET) (7) |
405,380 |
325,879 |
24% |
| |
CHINA, PRC (8) |
270,272 |
202,544 |
33% |
| |
HONG KONG (8) |
135,108 |
123,335 |
10% |
| 13 |
SPAIN |
385,640 |
333,432 |
16% |
| 14 |
IRELAND |
383,400 |
345,119 |
11% |
| 15 |
INDIA |
344,926 |
308,845 |
12% |
| 16 |
VENEZUELA |
340,315 |
330,285 |
3% |
| 17 |
COLOMBIA |
325,398 |
295,371 |
10% |
| 18 |
TAIWAN |
318,886 |
297,684 |
7% |
| 19 |
SWEDEN |
290,530 |
254,258 |
14% |
| 20 |
ISRAEL |
284,310 |
275,373 |
3% |
| 21 |
SWITZERLAND |
256,730 |
243,186 |
6% |
| 22 |
BAHAMAS |
237,140 |
265,681 |
-11% |
| 23 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC |
221,449 |
180,048 |
23% |
| 24 |
BELGIUM |
191,596 |
175,997 |
9% |
| 25 |
ARGENTINA |
188,865 |
167,726 |
13% |
| 26 |
JAMAICA |
175,351 |
163,059 |
8% |
| 27 |
DENMARK |
174,581 |
150,839 |
16% |
| 28 |
GUATEMALA |
170,076 |
161,983 |
5% |
| 29 |
EL SALVADOR |
164,492 |
181,209 |
-9% |
| 30 |
PHILIPPINES |
153,821 |
143,962 |
7% |
| 31 |
PERU |
151,823 |
151,409 |
0% |
| 32 |
ECUADOR |
143,073 |
133,046 |
8% |
| 33 |
NEW ZEALAND |
139,780 |
127,394 |
10% |
| 34 |
NORWAY |
139,043 |
130,400 |
7% |
| 35 |
POLAND |
134,430 |
123,003 |
9% |
| 36 |
COSTA RICA |
133,820 |
127,112 |
5% |
| 37 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO |
128,392 |
121,158 |
6% |
| 38 |
AUSTRIA |
117,688 |
112,950 |
4% |
| 39 |
SINGAPORE |
115,939 |
106,527 |
9% |
| 40 |
CHILE |
101,550 |
101,171 |
0% |
| 41 |
HONDURAS |
89,718 |
85,506 |
5% |
| 42 |
FINLAND |
89,125 |
78,612 |
13% |
| 43 |
SOUTH AFRICA |
89,102 |
78,433 |
14% |
| 44 |
RUSSIA |
84,780 |
72,419 |
17% |
| 45 |
TURKEY |
84,434 |
76,404 |
11% |
| 46 |
PANAMA |
78,855 |
76,032 |
4% |
| 47 |
PORTUGAL |
68,111 |
60,930 |
12% |
| 48 |
THAILAND |
66,833 |
66,287 |
1% |
| 49 |
HAITI |
63,970 |
60,521 |
6% |
| 50 |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (9) |
59,126 |
56,179 |
5% |
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Sources: U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Office of Travel & Tourism Industries;
Statistics Canada (Canada); Banco de Mexico/Secretaria de Turismo (Mexico)
p = preliminary estimate subject to revision.
(1) Total All Countries is the sum of Canada, Mexico, and Overseas countries.
(2) North America includes Canada and Mexico only.
(3) The Canada and Mexico arrival estimates are based on survey research, rounded to the nearest thousand,
and subject to revision.
(4) The Canada air traveler estimates are based on Statistics Canada traveler measurement systems.
(5) Mexico air traveler data are based on the Department of Homeland Securities I-94 form.
(6) Overseas includes arrivals from all countries except Canada and Mexico.
(7) Arrivals are a combined total for People's Republic of China and Hong Kong.
(8) Arrivals are from People's Republic of China or Hong Kong only.
(9) Aruba arrival figures are merged with the Netherlands Antilles for all years in this table.
Released: March 2006
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