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Syria Tourism Statistics
Latest visitor numbers, tourism growth, source markets and accommodation statistics for Syria.
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Visitors to Syria over time
Who is visiting Syria?
Total visitors include foreign visitors, Arab visitors and Syrian expatriates.
Syrian expatriate visitorsi2.13M · 61%
January–June 2026
Foreign visitorsi719,000 · 20%
January–June 2026
Arab visitorsi664,000 · 19%
January–June 2026
Shares calculated against 3.52M · January–June 2026
Top visitor markets
Arab markets
- 1JordanJanuary–June 2026
- 2LebanonJanuary–June 2026
- 3IraqJanuary–June 2026
International markets
- 1TürkiyeJanuary–June 2026
- 2GermanyJanuary–June 2026
- 3SwedenJanuary–June 2026
- 4United StatesJanuary–June 2026
- 5NetherlandsJanuary–June 2026
- 6CanadaJanuary–June 2026
- 7United KingdomJanuary–June 2026
The ministry published rankings only; no per-country visitor numbers were reported.
Tourism accommodation
Data not currently available.
Syria tourism over time
Historical arrivals are counted under the UN Tourism definition of international arrivals, which differs from the ministry's current visitor count.
Sources
- World Bank — Data360 Economy Snapshot — 2024-11-01
- UN Tourism / World Bank — 2024-01-01
- Syrian Ministry of Tourism (SANA) — 2026-07-21