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Over 99 lakh foreign tourists visited India, while over 3 crore Indians travelled abroad in 2024, the government informed Rajya Sabha on 7 August 2025.
In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated that the number of foreign tourist arrivals stood at 99,51,722.
In 2023, the number stood at 95,20,928 while 64,37,467 foreign tourists arrived in the country. The highest number of foreign tourists arrived from the United States (18,04,586). This was followed by Bangladesh (17,50,165), and in third place was the United Kingdom (10,22,587).
The government also informed that more than 77 lakh Indian nationals visited the UAE in 2024. 34,23,711 Indian nationals visited Saudi Arabia while 21,43,909 Indian nationals visited the US. The data was provided by the Bureau of Immigration, as noted in the official statement by the Ministry of Tourism.