Key tourism statistics - Employment
Employed persons
In the tourism industries and as a proportion of total employed persons
* Source: Data compiled from countries by UN Tourism and by ILO (Worker and Sector Profiles database, ILOSTAT).
** The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the UN Tourism.
Total employees in tourism industries
2022 or latest available year
Totals may include different industries depending on the reporting country
Total employees by tourism industries
Dark red line indicates reported total
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Number employees by tourism industry
Total number of employees, disaggregated by tourism industry. Tourism industries include: Accommodation, Food and Beverage, Passenger transportation, Travel Agencies and reservation services, Other
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System of Tourism Statistics is embedded in the National Statistical System, providing of reliable, consistent and appropriate statistical information on the socio-economic aspects related to tourism, integrated within the economic and social statistics related to other fields
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