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Tourism Dashboard · H1 2026

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International visitor arrivals across 2019 to 2026: tracking Vietnam's post-pandemic resurgence, seasonal patterns, and the fastest-growing source markets

H1 2026 arrivals
12.25M
+14.9% YoY
Full year 2025
21.17M
record high
Top source
China
2.70M · 22%
H1 2026 total
12,251,850
+14.9%
H1 2025 total
10,664,608
baseline
Fastest-growing
Russia
+186% YoY

Annual international arrivals

2019–2026 · 2026 shown for January–June only

Full yearPartial (Jan–Jun 2026)

Monthly arrivals · 2025 vs 2026

January through June · 2026 as bars, 2025 as line

Arrivals by region

H1 2026 share of visitors

  • Asia9.06M+8%
  • Europe2.11M+57%
  • Americas694K+19%
  • Oceania371K+22%
  • Africa31K+22%

Top 10 source markets

H1 2026 vs H1 2025 · sorted by volume

CountryH1 2026H1 2025% Change
🇨🇳China2,696,4312,727,040-1%
🇰🇷Republic of Korea2,160,9672,207,973-2%
🇷🇺Russian Federation742,679259,849+186%
🇹🇼Taiwan638,438629,986+1%
🇺🇸United States529,863449,132+18%
🇰🇭Cambodia508,593360,271+41%
🇮🇳India491,331337,518+46%
🇯🇵Japan441,623393,318+12%
🇵🇭Philippines364,721217,633+68%
🇦🇺Australia336,656275,965+22%

Fastest-growing markets

Year-over-year growth · H1 2026 vs H1 2025

#1 · Europe
🇷🇺Russian Federation
+186%
H1 2025
259,849
H1 2026
742,679
#2 · Asia
🇵🇭Philippines
+68%
H1 2025
217,633
H1 2026
364,721
#3 · Europe
🇵🇱Poland
+52%
H1 2025
38,313
H1 2026
58,289
#4 · Asia
🇮🇳India
+46%
H1 2025
337,518
H1 2026
491,331
#5 · Asia
🇰🇭Cambodia
+41%
H1 2025
360,271
H1 2026
508,593
#6 · Asia
🇸🇬Singapore
+29%
H1 2025
179,009
H1 2026
231,558

All markets

H1 2026 vs H1 2025 · sorted alphabetically

MarketRegionH1 2025H1 2026YoY
🇦🇺AustraliaOceania275,965336,656+22%
🇧🇪BelgiumEurope16,29719,908+22%
🇰🇭CambodiaAsia360,271508,593+41%
🇨🇦CanadaAmericas93,000118,635+28%
🇨🇳ChinaAsia2,727,0402,696,431-1%
🇩🇰DenmarkEurope23,18427,492+19%
🇫🇷FranceEurope173,754197,771+14%
🇩🇪GermanyEurope150,850175,185+16%
🇮🇳IndiaAsia337,518491,331+46%
🇮🇩IndonesiaAsia106,864135,195+27%
🇮🇹ItalyEurope51,30856,689+11%
🇯🇵JapanAsia393,318441,623+12%
🇱🇦Lao PDRAsia88,68380,347-9%
🇲🇾MalaysiaAsia266,869329,318+23%
🇳🇱NetherlandsEurope42,49749,661+17%
🇳🇿New ZealandOceania27,49033,706+23%
🇳🇴NorwayEurope16,84719,718+17%
🇵🇭PhilippinesAsia217,633364,721+68%
🇵🇱PolandEurope38,31358,289+52%
🇰🇷Republic of KoreaAsia2,207,9732,160,967-2%
🇷🇺Russian FederationEurope259,849742,679+186%
🇸🇬SingaporeAsia179,009231,558+29%
🇪🇸SpainEurope36,03635,572-1%
🇸🇪SwedenEurope21,41426,511+24%
🇨🇭SwitzerlandEurope19,49124,492+26%
🇹🇼TaiwanAsia629,986638,438+1%
🇹🇭ThailandAsia235,971259,500+10%
🇬🇧United KingdomEurope199,366220,680+11%
🇺🇸United StatesAmericas449,132529,863+18%