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Ministry of Tourism
Status of Tourist Inflow
Posted On:
11 AUG 2025 6:14PM by PIB Delhi
The Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during the last three years and current year is given below:
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Year
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FTAs (in lakh)
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2022
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64.37
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2023
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95.21
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2024
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99.52
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2025 (Jan to April) (P)
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32.41
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(P): Provisional
Source: Bureau of Immigration
Country-wise FTAs for the last three years and current year is placed at the Annexure.
The Foreign Exchange Earnings from tourism in India during the same period is given below:
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Year
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FEEs from Tourism in India (in Rs. Crore)
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2022
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1,69,917
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2023
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2,66,045
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2024#2
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2,93,033
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2025 (Jan to April) (P)
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98,289
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#2: Revised Estimates
(P): Provisional Estimates
The contribution of tourism sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2021-22 to 2023-24 is given below:
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Year
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Total Share in GDP (in %)
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2021-22
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1.75
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2022-23*
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5.09
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2023-24 (P)
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5.22
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*: Revised estimates
(P): Provisional estimates
Source: Estimates based on the National Account Statistics (NAS) 2025
The Ministry of Tourism promotes India as a tourist destination in overseas markets through various initiatives in collaboration with the Indian Missions abroad. At present, the Ministry does not have any dedicated tourism offices overseas.
While Promotion and development of tourism is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State/UT, Ministry of Tourism under the schemes of ‘Swadesh Darshan’, ‘National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation & Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)’ and ‘Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development’ provides financial assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations for the development of tourism related infrastructure and facilities at various tourism destinations in the country.
Ministry has revamped Swadesh Darshan Scheme as Swadesh Darshan 2.0 (SD2.0) with the objective to develop sustainable and responsible destinations following a destination centric approach.
Further, Government of India during the financial year 2024-25 has sanctioned 40 projects in 23 States for ₹3295.76 Crore under ‘Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) – Development of Iconic Tourist Centres to Global Scale’ Scheme.
This information was given by Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
tourism4pib[at]gmail[dot]com
ANNEXURE
Country-wise Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) during the last three years and the current year:
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S. No.
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Country
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2022
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2023
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2024
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2025 (Jan to April) (P)
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1
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United States
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14,03,399
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16,91,498
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18,04,586
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6,03,841
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2
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Bangladesh
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12,77,557
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21,19,826
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17,50,165
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1,33,363
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3
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United Kingdom
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6,41,051
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9,20,591
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10,22,587
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4,15,056
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4
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Australia
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3,76,898
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4,56,167
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5,18,205
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1,77,636
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5
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Canada
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2,89,259
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3,85,938
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4,76,273
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2,13,699
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6
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Malaysia
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1,26,192
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2,62,458
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3,07,526
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1,29,122
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7
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Sri Lanka
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1,83,459
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2,80,327
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2,81,827
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1,12,531
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8
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Germany
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1,41,425
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2,23,575
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2,56,348
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1,04,170
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9
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France
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1,20,282
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1,88,981
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2,06,855
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88,536
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10
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Singapore
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1,32,668
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1,83,772
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2,05,383
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68,562
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11
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Nepal
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1,38,203
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1,95,445
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2,02,501
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67,631
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12
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Japan
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64,196
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1,50,521
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1,94,875
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75,108
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13
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Russian Fed.
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97,911
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1,64,125
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1,60,188
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78,433
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14
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Italy
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62,226
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1,16,031
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1,42,239
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59,710
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15
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Thailand
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54,367
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1,16,060
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1,40,489
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57,056
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16
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Rep. of Korea
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49,423
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97,726
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1,12,924
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23,536
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17
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Netherlands
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55,019
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82,047
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93,579
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35,957
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18
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Portugal
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69,522
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81,916
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92,582
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34,830
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19
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Maldives
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71,707
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83,776
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84,770
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23,633
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20
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Spain
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39,658
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73,412
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81,959
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28,840
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21
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New Zealand
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54,974
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72,458
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81,115
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30,574
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22
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Oman
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56,474
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71,980
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66,703
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19,642
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23
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United Arab Emirates
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43,702
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59,480
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66,699
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14,760
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24
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Philippines
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28,379
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50,064
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57,542
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19,627
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25
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Vietnam
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37,232
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57,284
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54,091
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20,585
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26
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Kenya
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35,743
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49,574
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52,294
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17,939
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27
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Mauritius
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24,743
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40,442
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48,683
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22,966
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28
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Myanmar
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15,963
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51,235
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47,588
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26,778
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29
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Israel
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36,418
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44,996
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47,465
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23,296
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30
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Ireland
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30,959
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39,166
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46,494
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17,385
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31
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Saudi Arabia
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18,513
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39,127
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46,167
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13,289
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32
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South Africa
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25,860
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41,969
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44,168
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15,460
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33
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Switzerland
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25,255
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41,004
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44,122
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17,558
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34
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Poland
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18,025
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35,457
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43,316
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19,283
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35
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Bhutan
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20,772
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35,123
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41,265
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17,706
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36
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Sweden
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22,372
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36,007
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41,246
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14,623
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37
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Iraq
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36,277
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36,012
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40,247
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11,972
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38
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Belgium
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24,172
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36,158
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39,813
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16,304
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39
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Indonesia
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13,961
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32,677
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39,227
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15,190
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40
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China
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11,762
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30,585
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38,960
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14,703
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41
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Turkey
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18,996
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33,590
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35,829
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12,218
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42
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Tanzania
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18,581
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26,790
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30,730
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10,402
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43
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Austria
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18,375
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27,420
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30,393
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13,751
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44
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Kazakhstan
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9,546
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22,342
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27,006
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14,293
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45
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Pakistan
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16,637
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28,329
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26,625
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12,932
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46
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Brazil
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12,301
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21,977
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24,782
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10,261
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47
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Denmark
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12,331
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20,200
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22,456
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9,836
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48
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Norway
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13,449
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20,057
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21,682
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9,118
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49
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Iran
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13,064
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18,733
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21,406
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9,450
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50
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Mexico
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8,915
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16,095
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18,408
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7,248
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51
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Egypt
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9,612
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15,909
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17,825
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5,964
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52
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Ukraine
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7,304
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11,502
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14,875
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6,133
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53
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Bahrain
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9,959
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13,932
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14,041
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4,085
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54
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Czech Rep.
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6,287
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11,656
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13,890
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6,482
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55
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Yemen
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19,022
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21,400
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13,085
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3,610
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56
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Finland
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8,781
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12,241
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12,764
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4,846
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57
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Sudan
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24,930
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14,791
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10,887
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3,869
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58
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Greece
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4,988
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9,206
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10,596
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4,254
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59
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Nigeria
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10,072
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11,466
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10,059
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3,079
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60
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Argentina
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4,720
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9,985
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9,638
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5,375
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|
61
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Hungary
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4,298
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8,156
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9,040
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4,323
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62
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Afghanistan
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1,617
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1,204
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1,253
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545
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Others
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2,07,704
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3,68,957
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4,31,386
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1,77,719
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Grand Total
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64,37,467
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95,20,928
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99,51,722
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32,40,683
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Source: Bureau of Immigration
(P): Provisional
(Release ID: 2155168)
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