Polish residents took over 24.3 million domestic trips in 2023, traveling on vacation or for other leisure or recreational purposes. This was the most common reason for domestic tourism trips in Poland, closely followed by those visiting friends and family.

In 2023, over 7.3 million trips were taken by tourists to visit friends and family in Poland, making it the most common reason for non-residents to travel to Poland. More than 3.7 million trips were taken for business purposes.

In 2023, the largest share of trips to Poland was taken by tourists belonging to the 35-44 age group, with 25 percent of inbound trips taken by people in this group. Those aged 65 years and older took 7.3 percent of such trips.

Key information about Poland Visitor Arrivals

• Poland Visitor Arrivals recorded 18,986,700 person in Dec 2023, compared with 15,947,700 person in the previous year
• Poland Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 89,118,000 person in Dec 1999 and a record low of 8,418,000 person in Dec 2020

Poland PL: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 17,471,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 16,728,000.000 Person for 2015. Poland PL: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 15,435,000.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19,520,000.000 Person in 1997 and a record low of 11,890,000.000 Person in 2009. Poland PL: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Nearly half of domestic trips taken by Polish residents in 2023 involved accommodation provided by family or friends.

In 2023, over 10 million domestic trips were taken in August in Poland, making it the most popular month for tourist trips within Poland.

Poland PL: International Tourism: Number of Departures data was reported at 44,500,000.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 44,300,000.000 Person for 2015. Poland PL: International Tourism: Number of Departures data is updated yearly, averaging 44,704,500.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56,677,000.000 Person in 2000 and a record low of 35,400,000.000 Person in 2014. Poland PL: International Tourism: Number of Departures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Poland PL: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data was reported at 7.984 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.939 USD bn for 2015. Poland PL: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 6.731 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.904 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 3.085 USD bn in 2003. Poland PL: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, number of arrivals in Poland was reported at 88515000 in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Poland - International tourism, number of arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Historical dataset showing Poland tourist spending by year from 1995 to 2020.

Key information about Poland Tourism Revenue

• Poland's Tourism Revenue reached 8 USD bn in Dec 2020, compared with 16 USD bn in the previous year
• Poland's Tourism Revenue data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2020
• The data reached an all-time high of 15,712 USD mn in Dec 2019 and a record low of 4,733 USD mn in Dec 2003

Poland tourist spending for 2020 was 8.38 billion US dollars, a 46.67% decline from 2019.

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<li>Poland tourist spending for 2019 was <strong>15.71 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>0.92% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Poland tourist spending for 2018 was <strong>15.57 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>11.81% increase</strong> from 2017.</li>
<li>Poland tourist spending for 2017 was <strong>13.93 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>16.8% increase</strong> from 2016.</li>
</ul>International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Poland PL: International Tourism: Expenditures data was reported at 8.617 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.523 USD bn for 2015. Poland PL: International Tourism: Expenditures data is updated yearly, averaging 7.005 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.689 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 3.286 USD bn in 2003. Poland PL: International Tourism: Expenditures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Poland PL: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 12.052 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.355 USD bn for 2015. Poland PL: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 8.909 USD bn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.924 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 4.733 USD bn in 2003. Poland PL: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

In 2023, German residents spent more than 9.4 billion zloty on their trips to Poland.

International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Poland was reported at 8379000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Poland - International tourism, receipts - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Polish tourists on longer trips abroad naturally had higher expenses than those on shorter trips in 2023. Outbound tourists spent approximately 31.2 billion zloty on trips lasting five days or more, compared to more than four billion for those staying for only two to four days. Same-day visitors, however, spent much more on shopping than all overnight tourists, with expenses reaching nearly seven billion zloty.

Poland: Tourist arrivals: The latest value from 2019 is 88515 thousand tourists, an increase from 85946 thousand tourists in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 13511 thousand tourists, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Poland from 1995 to 2019 is 72186 thousand tourists. The minimum value, 50735 thousand tourists, was reached in 2002 while the maximum of 89118 thousand tourists was recorded in 1999.

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Poland was reported at 5202000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Poland - International tourism, expenditures for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.