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Published 2 Jan 2025 · Updated 19 Nov 2025
Key Highlights:
- Over 1.02 million Australians travelled to the USA in 2025 (year ending June), an increase from 710,000 visitors in 2024 for the same period.
- Over 714,770 USA residents visited Australia in 2025 (year ending June), which was 0.00% lower than the 714,790 visitors recorded in 2024.
- The USA is the third most popular international destination for Australians, while Australia is a growing destination for USA travellers.
How many Australians visit the USA each year?
Over 1.02 million Australians visited the USA in 2025 (year ending June), an increase of 43.66% compared to 710,000 visitors in 2024 of the same period.
On average, before the pandemic, over 1 million Australian travellers visited the USA each year.
- Annual Breakdown of Australians Visiting the USA (Year ending June):
- 2025: 1.02 million visitors (+43.66% from 2024).
- 2024: 710,000 visitors (+16.39% from 2023).
- 2023: 610,000 visitors (+258.82% from 2022).
- 2022: 170,000 visitors.
- 2019: 1.08 million visitors.
- Visitor numbers are still below 2019 levels but have been increasing steadily.
- The USA remains popular among Australians for leisure and family visits, with cities like California, Hawaii, New York, Nevada, Florida, and Texas being key destinations.
How many US residents visit Australia each year?
Over 714,770 USA residents visited Australia in 2025 (year ending June), which was 0.00% lower than the 714,790 visitors recorded in 2024.
On average, the number of US residents travelling to Australia ranges between 500,000 and 800,000 each year.
- Annual Breakdown of USA Residents Visiting Australia (Year ending June):
- 2025: 714,770 visitors (0.00% from 2024).
- 2024: 714,790 visitors (+28.3% from 2023).
- 2023: 557,290 visitors (+46.2% from 2022).
- 2022: 381,000 visitors.
- 2019: 811,980 visitors.
- Although the numbers have improved, they remain about 12% lower than pre-pandemic levels.
- Popular destinations for USA visitors in Australia include Sydney, Melbourne, and the Great Barrier Reef.
What countries are the top sources of visitors to Australia?
New Zealand residents visited Australia the most, accounting for 1.391 million visits for the year ending June 2025, which represented 16.6% of the total international visitors.
- Other major countries contributing to Australia's international tourism include:
- China: 953,000 visits (11.4%)
- United States: 715,000 visits (8.5%)
- United Kingdom: 669,000 visits (8.0%)
- India: 451,000 visits (5.4%)
- Japan: 423,000 visits (5.0%)
- Singapore: 397,000 visits (4.7%)
- South Korea: 374,000 visits (4.4%)
- Indonesia: 227,000 visits (2.7%)
- Hong Kong: 221,000 visits (2.6%)
- The USA was the third-largest source of international visitors to Australia with 715,000 visits in 2025 (year ending June), accounting for 8.5% of total international visitors.
- Overall, 7.97 million international visitors travelled to Australia in the year ending June 2024.
- The number of international arrivals to Australia typically ranges between 6 million and 9 million visitors.
What countries are the top sources of visitors to the USA?
Annual visitor numbers to the USA typically range between 65 million and 80 million.
In 2024, Canada and Mexico remained the top sources of visitor arrivals to the United States, with 20.24 million and 16.99 million visitors, respectively.
- Excluding Canada and Mexico, the United Kingdom topped the list with 4.04 million visitors, followed by Germany (2.19 million), India (1.99 million), Brazil (1.91 million), South Korea (1.84 million), and France (1.71 million).
USA's Overseas visitor arrivals (Year ended December)
| Main country source | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 20,720,068 | 14,382,179 | 20,514,314 | 20,241,121 |
| Mexico | 18,328,181 | 12,435,501 | 14,499,093 | 16,989,951 |
| United Kingdom | 4,779,997 | 3,466,107 | 3,897,534 | 4,037,119 |
| Germany | 2,063,767 | 1,481,008 | 1,838,481 | 2,190,345 |
| India | 1,473,517 | 1,256,915 | 1,762,369 | 1,994,786 |
| Brazil | 2,104,617 | 1,224,974 | 1,624,719 | 1,910,256 |
| South Korea | 2,298,279 | 919,796 | 1,600,400 | 1,843,879 |
| France | 1,843,782 | 1,317,882 | 1,592,934 | 1,706,081 |
| Japan | 3,752,980 | 597,330 | 1,518,522 | 1,700,123 |
| China | 2,829,970 | 368,111 | 1,078,056 | 1,625,960 |
| Other Countries | 19,246,437 | 13,320,834 | 16,555,466 | 18,150,700 |
| Total International Visitors | 79,441,595 | 50,770,637 | 66,481,888 | 72,390,321.00 |
Australia to USA
| Year Ended December | USA's Overseas visitor arrivals – Australia | % to Total Visitors |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,319,238 | 1.66% |
| 2020 | 208707 | 1.09% |
| 2021 | 52,439 | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 641,772 | 1.26% |
| 2023 | 954,481 | 1.44% |
| 2024 | 1,025,011 | 1.42% |
Where do Australians travel most?
- Over 1.74 million Australians visited Indonesia in 2025 (year ending June), making it the top overseas destination for Australians. This marked the first time Indonesia surpassed New Zealand as the most popular destination for Australians, with New Zealand receiving 1.40 million visitors in the same year.
- The USA was the fourth most popular destination, with 746,220 visitors in the same year.
Where do US residents travel most?
The United Kingdom was the top destination for USA travellers, with 6.0 million visitors in 2024 (year ending December), amounting to 5.6% of all outbound trips.
- Other European countries, including Italy and France, remained popular, while Australia attracted 1.03 million visitors from the USA.
USA-resident traveller (Year ended December)
| Main country visited | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 39,881,000 | 33,540,000 | 36,910,000 | 39,900,000 |
| Canada | 14,918,000 | 9,100,000 | 12,795,000 | 14,100,000 |
| United Kingdom | 3,943,000 | 3,734,000 | 5,190,000 | 6,000,000 |
| Italy | 3,181,000 | 2,591,000 | 4,358,000 | 4,200,000 |
| France | 3,137,000 | 3,086,000 | 3,721,000 | 4,100,000 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,957,000 | 2,705,000 | 3,476,000 | 3,700,000 |
| Spain | 2,240,000 | 2,019,000 | 2,546,000 | 3,100,000 |
| Germany | 2,196,000 | 2,019,000 | 2,301,000 | 2,531,000 |
| Japan | 1,389,000 | 572,000 | 2,105,000 | 2,316,000 |
| Jamaica | 1,927,000 | 1,943,000 | 2,007,000 | 2,208,000 |
| Other Countries | 23,931,000 | 19,391,000 | 23,091,000 | 25,546,000 |
| Total Outbound Visit | 99,700,000 | 80,700,000 | 98,500,000 | 107,700,000 |
USA to Australia
| Year ended December | USA-resident traveller to Australia | % to Total Visitors |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 672,000 | 0.67% |
| 2020 | No data | - |
| 2021 | 18,000 | 0.10% |
| 2022 | 381,000 | 0.47% |
| 2023 | 685,000 | 0.70% |
| 2024 | 561,000 | 0.52% |
References
- ABS: Overseas arrivals and departures, Australia · Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ABS: Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (Jun 2024) · Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ABS: Indonesia overtakes New Zealand as top destination for Australian travellers · Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Stats NZ: International travel, June 2024 · stats.govt.nz
- Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT) — Inbound · trade.gov
- Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT) — Outbound · trade.gov
