slug,city,visitors_m,visitors_year,metric,population_m,population_year,population_source,population_scope,ratio,flag,visitors_source
mecca,Mecca,18.5,2024,foreign pilgrims (Hajj + Umrah),2.39,2022,GASTAT Saudi Census 2022,"city, Saudi Census",7.74,"Religiöse Pilger (Hajj+Umrah), keine konventionelle Tourismusstatistik","GASTAT (General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia): 16.92M foreign Umrah performers + 1.61M foreign Hajj pilgrims, 2024"
bangkok,Bangkok,30.3,2025,international arrivals (city),5.45,2023,Bangkok Metropolitan Administration civil registration,"registered residents, city proper; metro area ~11M",5.56,Besucher-Metrik (Stadt/Metro-Ankünfte) vs. registrierte Stadtbevölkerung — Quote eher überzeichnet,"Euromonitor International, Top 100 City Destinations Index 2025 (as reported by Bangkok Post)"
dubai,Dubai,19.59,2025,international overnight visitors,3.85,2024,Dubai Statistics Center,emirate population,5.09,,"Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), annual results Feb 2026"
da-nang,Da Nang,4.1,2024,international visitor arrivals,1.25,2023,General Statistics Office of Vietnam,"city, before the 2025 administrative merger with Quang Nam",3.28,,"Da Nang Department of Tourism, 2024 results"
ha-long,Ha Long,3.5,2024,"international visitors, Quang Ninh province (Ha Long is the provincial hub)",1.32,2019,"Vietnam Population & Housing Census 2019, Quang Ninh province",Provinz (passend zur Besucher-Metrik),2.65,,Quang Ninh province tourism results 2024 (Department of Tourism)
london,London,20.9,2024,inbound overseas visits,8.9,2023,ONS mid-year population estimate,Greater London,2.35,,"VisitBritain / ONS International Passenger Survey, 2024 Nations & Regions Inbound Update"
paris,Paris,22.6,2024,"international tourists, Greater Paris Region (Île-de-France)",12.27,2021,"INSEE census, Île-de-France",Region (passend zur Besucher-Metrik),1.84,,"Choose Paris Region / CRT Paris Region, 2024 tourism results (press release, March 2025)"
tokyo,Tokyo,24.79,2024,foreign travelers visiting Tokyo,14.1,2024,Tokyo Metropolitan Government population estimate,Tokyo Metropolis,1.76,,Tokyo Metropolitan Government tourism statistics
guangzhou,Guangzhou,5.01,2024,"inbound overnight visitors (incl. Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan; foreigners: 2.05M)",18.8,2023,Guangzhou Municipal Statistics Bureau,permanent residents,0.27,,Guangzhou Statistical Communiqué on National Economic and Social Development 2024
chennai,Chennai,0.79,2024,"foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) via Chennai airport, port-of-entry statistic",4.65,2011,Census of India 2011,city proper (Census 2011); metro area ~11M,0.17,Hafen-Metrik (Airport-FTAs) + Zensus 2011 — Quote nur eingeschränkt vergleichbar,"Ministry of Tourism, India Tourism Data Compendium 2024"