217 Israel Tourism Statistics for 2026

How many tourists visit Israel each year?

Far fewer than before the war began in October 2023. Arrivals rose in 2025 from the low of 2024 but stayed well below 2023, and further below the pre-pandemic record of 2019. CBS counts entries at the border, so a person who enters twice is counted twice.

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Visitor arrivals to Israel by month, 2025, in thousands, provisional. April was the busiest month and June the quietest.

Period	Value
Jan	80k
Feb	89k
Mar	102k
Apr	167k
May	127k
Jun	57k
Jul	86k
Aug	120k
Sep	115k
Oct	131k
Nov	127k
Dec	142k

• Tourist arrivals, visitors who left on a later date than they arrived, numbered 1,317,900 in 2025. Day visitors made 24,900 entries. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• Visitor arrivals in 2025 were 58.5% fewer than in 2023. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• In 2024 Israel recorded 974,400 visitor arrivals: 961,300 tourist arrivals and 13,100 day visits. Visitor entries were 69.9% fewer than in 2023. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2024), Jan 2025)
• In 2023 there were 3,239,100 visitor arrivals, 3,010,300 of them tourist arrivals and 228,800 day visits. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• CBS said inbound tourism kept recovering from the coronavirus crisis until October 2023, when visitor entries fell sharply as the war began. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2023), Jan 2024)

Visitors are tourists plus day visitors. Tourist arrivals are visitors who leave on a different date from the one they entered; day visitors enter and leave on the same date and include cruise passengers. Counts are entries recorded by border control, not people, and cover those entering on tourist or temporary-resident visas. They leave out Israelis living abroad. 2025 figures are provisional: CBS's October 2026 release revises 2025 to 1,318,100 tourist arrivals and 1,343,000 visitor arrivals.

When did Israel receive the most tourists?

In 2019, the last year before the pandemic. Tourist arrivals grew in most years of the 2010s, collapsed when air travel was cut in 2020 and 2021, and recovered in 2022 and 2023.

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Tourist arrivals to Israel, 2015 to 2025, in millions. Day visitors are not included. 2025 is provisional.

Period	Value
2015	2.80m
2016	2.90m
2017	3.61m
2018	4.12m
2019	4.55m
2020	0.83m
2021	0.40m
2022	2.68m
2023	3.01m
2024	0.96m
2025	1.32m

• Tourist arrivals were 2,803,200 in 2010, 2,820,200 in 2011, 2,885,900 in 2012, 2,961,700 in 2013 and 2,926,500 in 2014. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Sep 2026)
• Israel recorded 32.4 million tourist arrivals in the decade 2010-2019, against 17.7 million in 2000-2009 and 17.7 million in 1990-1999. In 1948-1959 there were 472,800. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Sep 2026)
• Tourist arrivals rose from 2,799,400 in 2015 and 2,900,000 in 2016 to 3,613,200 in 2017 and 4,120,900 in 2018. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• Visitor arrivals, including day visitors, reached 4,904,600 in 2019. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• Tourist arrivals fell to 831,500 in 2020 and 396,500 in 2021, then recovered to 2,675,000 in 2022, when visitor arrivals were 2,851,300. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• CBS marks March 2020 as the start of the global coronavirus crisis, March 2021 as the partial opening of Ben Gurion airport after three lockdowns, and March 2022 as its full opening. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• Visitor arrivals were 2.7 million in 2000, 1.2 million in 2001, 0.9 million in 2002 and 3.4 million in 2010. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)

The 2010-2014 figures and the decade totals are from the Statistical Abstract of Israel 2026, based on Population and Immigration Authority data; 2015-2025 are from the January 2026 arrivals release, the latest single table. Decade totals are CBS's own sums. The 2000-2010 visitor figures are rounded by CBS to one decimal place.

How many tourists has Israel received in 2026?

Fewer than in 2025 so far. Arrivals fell sharply in March 2026 and rose month by month from April, and October brought the most visitors of the year so far. CBS says its data from March 2026 are affected by the military operation that began on 28 February 2026.

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Visitor arrivals to Israel by month, January to October 2026, in thousands. Provisional figures.

Period	Value
Jan	124k
Feb	120k
Mar	10k
Apr	37k
May	66k
Jun	83k
Jul	111k
Aug	118k
Sep	137k
Oct	152k

• Tourist arrivals numbered 938,700 in January to October 2026, 11.2% fewer than a year earlier, when there were 1,074,000 visitor arrivals. (CBS (visitor arrivals, Oct 2026), Nov 2026)
• October 2026 brought 152,400 visitor arrivals, 150,100 of them tourist arrivals. (CBS (visitor arrivals, Oct 2026), Nov 2026)
• In March 2026 Israel recorded 9,600 visitor arrivals and 9,400 tourist arrivals, against 100,700 tourist arrivals in March 2025. (CBS (visitor arrivals, Mar 2026), Apr 2026)
• Seasonally adjusted, tourist arrivals by air averaged 119,400 a month in August to October 2026, against 76,300 a month in May to July. CBS's trend estimate was rising by 2.3% a month. (CBS (visitor arrivals, Oct 2026), Nov 2026)
• In October to December 2025 seasonally adjusted tourist arrivals by air had averaged 129,200 a month, up from 102,000 in July to September 2025, with the trend rising by 6.2% a month. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• US citizens made 34.4% of visitor entries in January to October 2026, French citizens 12.6%, UK citizens 8.2% and Russian citizens 4.8%. (CBS (visitor arrivals, Oct 2026), Nov 2026)
• US citizens made 326,600 tourist arrivals in January to October 2026, French citizens 119,800 and UK citizens 77,400. Russia sent 41,100 tourists and Germany 30,700. (CBS (visitor arrivals, Oct 2026), Nov 2026)
• Tourist arrivals through the Egyptian border crossing at Eilat rose 13.7% in January to October 2026, to 13,600, while all arrivals by land fell 12.5%. (CBS (visitor arrivals, Oct 2026), Nov 2026)
• Ben Gurion airport handled 202,000 international passengers in March 2026, against 1.19 million in February 2026. (CBS (transport quarterly), Sep 2026)
• From June 2026 CBS also publishes entries by Israeli emigrants on homeland visits, which are not counted as tourist arrivals. There were 55,600 in June 2026. (CBS (visitor arrivals, Jun 2026), Jul 2026)

All 2026 figures are provisional. CBS's June 2026 release said trend estimates were not computed from March 2026 because the data were exceptional; the October release publishes one again. Seasonally adjusted figures are CBS's. Homeland visits are entries by Israelis who have spent at least nine months abroad, a separate series from tourist arrivals. Ben Gurion figures count arriving and departing passengers, including Israelis.

How has tourism changed since the war began in October 2023?

Visitor arrivals fell sharply in the last months of 2023 and have stayed far below their earlier level. Israelis, including residents evacuated from their homes, took most hotel nights, while foreign visitors' nights fell. CBS marks its figures from October 2023 as affected by the war.

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Visitor arrivals to Israel in selected months of 2023, in thousands.

Period	Value
Jan 2023	271k
May 2023	411k
Sep 2023	331k
Oct 2023	99k
Nov 2023	39k

• Before October 2023, monthly visitor arrivals that year ranged from 271,400 in January to 411,100 in May. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• Visitor arrivals fell from 330,900 in September 2023 to 98,600 in October 2023 and 39,000 in November 2023. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• CBS said the war, which began in October 2023, severely hit inbound tourism to Israel in 2024. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2024), Jan 2025)
• CBS estimates that evacuated residents accounted for 83% of Israelis' hotel nights in November 2023, 1.96 million of 2.35 million, falling to 5-6% by April to June 2025. No evacuees were recorded from July 2025. (CBS (hotel nights 2025), Jan 2026)
• Ben Gurion airport handled 1.17 million international passengers in October 2023, against 2.30 million in September 2023. (CBS (transport quarterly), Sep 2026)
• In June 2025 Ben Gurion handled 829,500 international passengers, against 1.42 million in June 2024. (CBS (transport quarterly), Sep 2026)
• CBS says that after 13 June 2025, when airspace was closed, foreign tourists' hotel nights fell sharply, Israelis' holidays were cancelled and residents were evacuated to hotels. (CBS (hotel nights, Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)
• CBS says some hotels have closed since October 2023 because of their location in conflict areas or because they were not economically viable to run. (CBS (hotel nights, Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)
• In March 2026 tourist hotels recorded 826,400 person-nights, 115,500 of them by foreign tourists, and rooms were 26.7% full. Rooms in open hotels fell to 47,466. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)

The evacuee estimate is CBS's, based on reports to the national Yachad system and to the Ministry of Tourism, and covers residents placed in tourist hotels under the government plan or on their own. Ben Gurion figures count arriving and departing passengers, not tourists. The causes given here are CBS's own statements; we add none.

Where do Israel's visitors come from?

The United States, then France and the United Kingdom. Europe as a whole sent more tourists than the Americas in 2025, even though the largest single market is American.

1. 1 United States 447k
2. 2 France 176k
3. 3 United Kingdom 104k
4. 4 Russia 68k
5. 5 Germany 43k
6. 6 Ukraine 33k
7. 7 Canada 31k
8. 8 Romania 28k
9. 9 Italy 24k
10. 10 Brazil 20k

• US citizens made 447,100 tourist arrivals in 2025, 430,400 of them by air. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• France sent 176,100 tourists in 2025, the United Kingdom 104,100, Russia 68,200 and Germany 42,900. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• By world region, Europe sent 630,600 tourist arrivals in 2025 and the Americas 540,600, of which North America 478,200. Asia sent 90,900, Africa 33,300 and Oceania 15,700. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• Belgium sent 16,200 tourists in 2025, Spain 16,000, Switzerland 15,500, Australia 14,200, India 13,800 and South Africa 13,400. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• The Netherlands sent 13,200 tourists, Mexico 12,800, Argentina 12,300, Indonesia 11,700, Greece 10,800, Poland 10,400 and China 7,700. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)

Markets are by country of citizenship. The visitor-entry shares at the top of the page include day visitors; the counts here are tourist arrivals only. 2025 figures are provisional.

How have Israel's main markets changed since 2023?

All the large markets sent fewer tourists in 2025 than in 2023. France held up best of the five largest, while Germany, Italy and Poland fell furthest among European markets, and most Asian markets also fell sharply. CBS does not give reasons for the changes by market.

1. 1 United States 860k
2. 2 France 229k
3. 3 United Kingdom 186k
4. 4 Russia 158k
5. 5 Germany 155k
6. 6 Italy 107k
7. 7 Romania 92k
8. 8 Poland 82k
9. 9 Brazil 61k

• In 2023 US citizens made 859,600 tourist arrivals, French citizens 228,800 and British citizens 185,700. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Sep 2026)
• Russia sent 158,100 tourists in 2023 and Germany 155,000. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Sep 2026)
• Italy sent 107,400 tourists in 2023, Romania 91,800, Poland 81,500 and Brazil 60,500. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Sep 2026)
• In 2024 US tourist arrivals were 328,700, French 129,400, British 79,000, Russian 69,700 and German 25,300. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Sep 2026)
• Tourist arrivals from Asia were 266,900 in 2023, including 41,800 from India, 35,400 from South Korea and 22,800 from China. South Korea sent 5,500 tourists in 2025. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Sep 2026)
• US citizens made 33.9% of visitor entries in 2024 and Russian citizens 7.2%. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2024), Jan 2025)

Figures are tourist arrivals by citizenship from the Statistical Abstract of Israel 2026. 2023 includes the months after the war began in October. The 2025 values for each market are in the section above. We give no percentage changes of our own.

Why do tourists visit Israel?

Mostly to see family and friends. In the Ministry of Tourism's survey for the last quarter of 2025, visiting relatives and friends was the most common main purpose, well ahead of touring, holidays and pilgrimage. Most tourists travel independently, and most have been to Israel before.

1. 1 Visiting relatives and friends 43%
2. 2 Touring 16%
3. 3 Holiday 14%
4. 4 Pilgrimage 12%
5. 5 Business 10%

• Visiting relatives and friends was the main purpose for 43% of tourists surveyed in October to December 2025, touring for 16%, a holiday for 14%, pilgrimage for 12% and business for 10%. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)
• In October to December 2025, 87% of tourists travelled independently and 13% on organised tours. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)
• The most common activities in October to December 2025 were the beach (49%), shopping (44%), religious events (40%) and food and restaurants (37%). (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)
• In the same survey, 28% of tourists visited a museum, 17% took a guided day tour, 16% went on nature walks, 13% went to cultural events and 8% went out at night. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)
• Tourists gave their trip an average score of 4.5 out of 5, with 91% scoring it 4 or 5. Value for money scored lowest, at 3.5, and tourists rated recommending a visit 6.7 out of 7. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)
• 81% of tourists surveyed in 2024 had been to Israel before. (CBS (inbound tourism survey 2024), Mar 2026)

The Ministry of Tourism survey interviews departing tourists. In 2025 it ran in two waves, January to June and October to December, because inbound tourism was interrupted, and it covers tourists staying up to 30 days; the ministry says the last full continuous annual survey was in 2019. The survey method changed in 2023, so we give only the latest values and do not compare them with earlier years. Activities allow several answers. Repeat visits are from the 2024 survey published by CBS, the latest year for that measure.

How old are Israel's visitors?

Middle-aged visitors make the most trips. People aged 45 to 59 made more entries in 2025 than any other age group, and slightly more men than women visited.

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Visitor arrivals to Israel by age, 2025, in thousands. Day visitors are included.

Period	Value
0-4	57k
5-14	96k
15-19	100k
20-24	126k
25-34	198k
35-44	194k
45-59	303k
60-64	91k
65+	178k

• Visitors aged 45 to 59 made 303,200 of the 1,343,000 visitor entries in 2025. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Visitors aged 65 and over made 178,200 entries in 2025, against 816,700 in 2019. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Men made 52.2% of visitor entries in 2025, against 46.9% in 2019. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Visitors aged 25 to 34 made 197,500 entries in 2025 and those aged 35 to 44 made 194,300. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)

Ages are of visitor entries from border records, including day visitors, so one person who enters twice is counted twice. The 2025 total here uses the revised figures in CBS's October 2026 quarterly.

How long do tourists stay in Israel?

Typically between five days and a month. CBS measures the stay from border records of departing tourists, and French tourists stayed longest of the large markets in 2025.

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Visitor departures from Israel in 2025 by length of stay, in thousands. Longer stays are not shown.

Period	Value
Same day	32k
1-4 days	314k
5-9 days	398k
10-29 days	386k

• Tourists leaving Israel in 2025 had stayed 8.6 days on average, counting stays of up to one month, and 21.9 days counting stays of up to a year. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Among the largest markets, counting stays of up to one month, French tourists stayed 10.3 days on average in 2025, Russians 9.8, Americans 9.6, British 8.7 and Germans 8.3. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Tourists from Greece stayed 3.0 days on average in 2025 and those from Cyprus 2.7 days. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• There were 1,322,300 tourist departures from Israel in 2025. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Of 2025 visitor departures, 397,700 had stayed 5 to 9 days, 385,500 had stayed 10 to 29 days and 314,300 had stayed 1 to 4 days. 32,400 left on the day they arrived. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)

Average stays are calculated by CBS from border records for departing tourists and leave out day visitors and cruise passengers. Visitor departures in the chart include day visitors. These are days in the country, a different measure from nights reported in surveys.

How much do tourists spend in Israel?

More in 2025 than in 2024, but well below 2019. On the balance-of-payments measure, income from tourism peaked in 2019 and fell sharply in 2020 and again in 2024. Israelis spent far more abroad in 2025 than visitors spent in Israel.

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Income from tourism in Israel's balance of payments, 2014 to 2024, in billion US dollars.

Period	Value
2014	4.90bn
2015	4.98bn
2016	5.03bn
2017	5.95bn
2018	6.35bn
2019	6.74bn
2020	1.72bn
2021	1.41bn
2022	4.74bn
2023	5.22bn
2024	2.26bn

• US$3,148 million of the 2025 income from tourism was spent by tourists. The total also includes an estimate of spending by foreign workers in Israel. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Israeli airlines earned a further US$363 million from tourists on international routes in 2025, which is counted separately. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Israelis spent US$11,312 million travelling abroad in 2025, not counting international flights, and US$1,524 million on flights with foreign airlines. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Income from tourism was US$740 million in January to March 2026, 16.6% more than a year earlier, and US$596 million in April to June, 28.1% less. Both are provisional. (CBS (tourism quarterly), Oct 2026)
• Income from tourism rose from US$4,895 million in 2014 to US$6,737 million in 2019, then fell to US$1,724 million in 2020 and US$1,410 million in 2021. (CBS (Tourism 2024), Mar 2026)
• It recovered to US$4,738 million in 2022 and US$5,220 million in 2023, and was US$2,257 million in 2024. (CBS (Tourism 2024), Mar 2026)
• Israelis spent US$8,154 million travelling abroad in 2019 and US$10,203 million in 2023. (CBS (Tourism 2024), Mar 2026)
• Income from foreign tourists was US$287 million in August 2026, seasonally adjusted. (CBS (services exports), Oct 2026)
• Income from foreign tourists was US$369 million in December 2025, seasonally adjusted. (CBS (services exports), Mar 2026)
• Seasonally adjusted, exports of tourism services were US$1.0 billion in October to December 2025. (CBS (balance of payments 2025), Mar 2026)
• Tourists surveyed in 2024 spent US$1,465 on average during their visit. Americans spent the most, US$1,852, and Russians the least, US$826. (CBS (inbound tourism survey 2024), Mar 2026)
• Italian tourists spent US$1,466 on average in 2024, French US$1,443, British US$1,311 and German US$1,037. (CBS (inbound tourism survey 2024), Mar 2026)

Three different measures, kept apart. Income from tourism is the balance-of-payments travel credit: spending in Israel by non-residents, excluding international airfares, plus an estimate for foreign workers, in nominal US dollars; the 2025 total is from the October 2026 quarterly and the series from Tourism 2024. The monthly services-exports figures are seasonally adjusted and are not directly comparable with the quarterly original data. Spending per tourist comes from the survey of departing tourists; the survey method changed in 2023, so only 2024 is given. Tourism consumption in the satellite account, in shekels, is in the next section.

What is tourism worth to Israel's economy?

Tourism produced a smaller share of GDP and jobs in 2023 than in 2019, on CBS's tourism satellite account. Israelis' own tourism spending is larger than that of visitors from abroad. 2023 is the latest year, and it includes the last three months of that year.

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Jobs in tourism in Israel, 2014 to 2023, in thousands, from the tourism satellite account.

Period	Value
2014	131k
2015	134k
2016	135k
2017	142k
2018	141k
2019	150k
2020	118k
2021	110k
2022	136k
2023	142k

• Tourism value added was NIS 33.5 billion in 2019, 2.5% of GDP. It fell to NIS 9.6 billion in 2020, 0.8%, and NIS 15.1 billion in 2021, 1.1%, then reached NIS 30.0 billion in 2022. (CBS (tourism satellite account), Mar 2026)
• Tourism consumption in Israel totalled NIS 52.7 billion in 2023: NIS 21.1 billion by visitors from abroad and NIS 31.6 billion by Israelis. (CBS (tourism satellite account), Mar 2026)
• Tourism consumption was NIS 54.6 billion in 2019, NIS 26.0 billion of it by visitors from abroad. (CBS (tourism satellite account), Mar 2026)
• There were 149,900 tourism jobs in 2019, 3.8% of all jobs. (CBS (tourism satellite account), Mar 2026)
• Accommodation services accounted for 45,800 tourism jobs in 2023, travel agencies and tour operators 18,800, food and beverage services 16,400, recreation, culture and entertainment 12,400, and air transport and airport services 12,000. (CBS (tourism satellite account), Mar 2026)
• In 2019 accommodation was the largest item of tourism consumption, at NIS 15.2 billion. Visitors from abroad spent NIS 6.4 billion on accommodation and NIS 3.6 billion on air transport and airport services. (CBS (tourism satellite account), Mar 2026)

Value added is tourism's direct contribution at basic prices, not its total economic impact. Consumption is at current prices; domestic consumption covers Israelis' spending in Israel on domestic and outbound trips. Jobs are positions, not people, based on the Labour Force Survey, and accommodation includes jobs through staffing companies. The detailed breakdown by product is published for 2019 only.

How many hotels does Israel have, and how full are they?

About 440 tourist hotels with close to 58,000 rooms. Rooms were less full in 2025 than in 2024 and well below 2019, and occupancy fell again in the first half of 2026 before rising in the summer.

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Person-nights in Israel's tourist hotels by Israelis and foreign tourists together, 2019 to 2025, in millions. Late 2023 to mid-2025 includes evacuated residents.

Period	Value
2019	25.8m
2020	9.2m
2021	15.5m
2022	23.1m
2023	26.1m
2024	22.5m
2025	21.0m

• Israel had 437 tourist hotels with 57,751 rooms at the end of 2025, and 443 hotels with 58,551 rooms in June 2026, counting hotels temporarily closed. Rooms in open hotels averaged 51,297 in January to June 2026. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• On average in 2025 there were 57,520 rooms and 135,428 beds in tourist hotels, and bed occupancy was 46.4%. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Tourist hotels recorded 25,816,000 person-nights in 2019, 9,187,900 in 2020 and 15,517,100 in 2021. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• They recorded 23,060,100 person-nights in 2022, 26,073,200 in 2023 and 22,530,100 in 2024. The 2023 and 2024 totals include evacuated residents. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• In January to June 2026 tourist hotels recorded 8,479,000 person-nights, 8.3% fewer than a year earlier, and room occupancy was 44.3%. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Room occupancy averaged 50.2% in January to September 2026, against 52.7% a year earlier. It ranged from 36.1% in the Northern District to 65.5% in the Southern District. (CBS (hotel nights, Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)
• In August 2026 there were 448 tourist hotels and about 54,000 rooms in active hotels, against 52,000 in August 2025. (CBS (hotel nights, Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)
• In September 2026 tourist hotels recorded 1.9 million nights, 388,000 of them by foreign tourists, against 215,000 in September 2025. Rooms were 55% full. (CBS (hotel nights, Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)

Tourist hotels are hotels licensed or recognised by the Ministry of Tourism. Occupancy is for open hotels. Person-nights are guest nights by Israelis and foreign tourists together. Israelis' nights from October 2023 to June 2025 include residents evacuated from their homes, and March 2026 includes residents whose homes were damaged and who were moved to hotels. 2025 and 2026 figures are provisional.

Who stays in Israel's hotels: Israelis or foreign tourists?

Mostly Israelis. In 2019 foreign tourists and Israelis spent similar numbers of nights in tourist hotels. Since the war began in October 2023 Israelis, including evacuated residents, have taken the large majority, though foreign tourists' nights rose in 2025 and again in 2026.

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Foreign tourists' nights in Israel's tourist hotels, 2019 to 2025, in millions. Israelis' nights are not included.

Period	Value
2019	12.1m
2020	2.2m
2021	0.8m
2022	7.1m
2023	7.7m
2024	1.9m
2025	3.1m

• Israelis spent 17.8 million nights in tourist hotels in 2025, 85% of the total, against 20.7 million and 92% in 2024. Both years include nights of evacuated residents until June 2025. (CBS (hotel nights 2025), Jan 2026)
• Israelis spent 11.91 million nights in tourist hotels in 2011, when foreign tourists spent 9.95 million, and 13.69 million in 2019. (CBS (hotel nights 2025), Jan 2026)
• Israelis' hotel nights were 7.00 million in 2020, 14.72 million in 2021, 15.95 million in 2022 and 18.39 million in 2023. The 2023 figure includes evacuated residents from October. (CBS (hotel nights 2025), Jan 2026)
• Foreign tourists made 892,000 check-ins at tourist hotels in 2025, 71.2% more than in 2024, against 4,440,500 in 2019. A guest who changes hotel is counted again. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Evacuated residents spent 730,900 nights in tourist hotels in January to June 2025, 76,600 of them in June, CBS estimates. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Foreign tourists spent 1,286,700 nights in tourist hotels in January to June 2026, 4.7% fewer than a year earlier. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• In January to September 2026 Israelis spent 12.7 million nights in tourist hotels, 84% of the 15.1 million total, and foreign tourists 2.5 million, 16%. In the same months of 2025 foreign tourists spent 2.1 million, 13%. (CBS (hotel nights, Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)
• Seasonally adjusted, foreign tourists' hotel nights averaged 396,000 a month in July to September 2026, against 179,000 in the previous three months, with the trend rising about 5.3% a month. (CBS (hotel nights, Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)

In CBS's hotel survey a tourist is a guest resident abroad. Israelis' nights from October 2023 to June 2025 include evacuated residents, so they do not measure holiday demand alone. Guest check-ins count a guest once, on registration, so long stays such as evacuees' are counted only once; CBS blanks Israeli guest counts for those months, and we use nights for comparisons. The 2025 release and the October 2026 quarterly differ slightly for 2025; each figure is labelled with its own source. 2025 and 2026 figures are provisional.

How much do Israel's hotels earn?

More in shekels than before the pandemic, with fewer nights. Revenue per night has risen, and foreign tourists pay more per night than the average guest. Eilat's hotels earn the most, almost all of it from Israelis.

1. 1 Eilat NIS 3.71bn
2. 2 Tel Aviv-Yafo NIS 2.52bn
3. 3 Jerusalem NIS 1.74bn
4. 4 Dead Sea NIS 1.18bn
5. 5 Tiberias NIS 0.86bn
6. 6 Herzliya NIS 0.44bn
7. 7 Haifa NIS 0.30bn
8. 8 Netanya NIS 0.27bn

• Tourist hotels took NIS 13,688.4 million in revenue in 2025, NIS 11,409.5 million of it from Israelis. Revenue from foreign tourists was US$663.3 million. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Revenue was NIS 12,663.5 million in 2019, when foreign tourists paid US$1,541.6 million. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Hotels earned NIS 633.1 per person-night in 2025, against NIS 499.9 in 2019. Foreign tourists paid US$210.4 per night on average, against US$130.6 in 2019. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• In January to June 2026 hotels earned NIS 614.4 per person-night, and foreign tourists paid US$233.6. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• 83% of tourist-hotel revenue in 2025 came from Israelis, against 90% in 2024. In October to December 2025 the share was 77%. (CBS (hotel revenue 2025), Mar 2026)
• At constant prices, revenue from foreign tourists rose 68% in 2025 and revenue from Israelis fell 9%, so total revenue fell 2%. (CBS (hotel revenue 2025), Mar 2026)
• Tourist hotels had an average of 42,000 jobs a month in 2025, including jobs through staffing agencies, against 38,000 in 2024. (CBS (hotel revenue 2025), Mar 2026)
• All hotels, tourist and other, took NIS 14,702.3 million in 2025 and had 44,500 employee jobs, against 45,200 in 2019. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)

Revenue is at current prices and covers rooms, food, events and other hotel services. Revenue per person-night is per guest per night, not a room rate. 2024 revenue includes state payments for hosting evacuated residents. Jobs are positions, not people. Constant-price changes are CBS's.

Which places have the most hotel guests?

Eilat, by a wide margin, almost all of them Israelis. Tel Aviv-Yafo and Jerusalem follow and have the most foreign guests. In 2025 Tel Aviv-Yafo recorded more foreign-tourist hotel nights than Jerusalem, the reverse of 2019.

1. 1 Eilat 7.02m
2. 2 Tel Aviv-Yafo 2.98m
3. 3 Jerusalem 2.71m
4. 4 Dead Sea 1.75m
5. 5 Tiberias 1.41m
6. 6 Netanya 0.60m
7. 7 Haifa 0.51m
8. 8 Herzliya 0.49m
9. 9 Nazareth 0.18m

• Jerusalem's tourist hotels recorded 2,710,300 person-nights in 2025, 1,042,200 of them by foreign tourists. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• In 2019 Jerusalem's hotels recorded 5,180,100 person-nights, 4,169,200 of them by foreign tourists. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• Tel Aviv-Yafo's tourist hotels recorded 2,980,700 person-nights in 2025, and 1,141,000 by foreign tourists, the most of any locality. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• In 2019 Tel Aviv-Yafo's hotels recorded 3,784,100 person-nights, 2,911,000 of them by foreign tourists. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• Foreign tourists spent 83,800 nights in Eilat's hotels in 2025, against 741,000 in 2019, when the city's hotels recorded 6,943,800 person-nights in all. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• Dead Sea hotels recorded 1,745,300 person-nights in 2025, 70,100 by foreign tourists, against 2,091,100 and 547,700 in 2019. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee, recorded 1,405,000 person-nights in 2025. Foreign tourists spent 124,000 nights there, against 1,118,200 in 2019. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• Nazareth's hotels recorded 178,500 person-nights in 2025, against 638,600 in 2019, when 535,800 were by foreign tourists. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• Netanya's hotels recorded 601,800 person-nights in 2025, Haifa's 505,900 and Herzliya's 494,200. Haifa recorded 633,400 in 2024. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)

Localities are CBS's. Jerusalem is the whole municipality. The Dead Sea is CBS's Dead Sea hotel area. Person-nights are by Israelis and foreign tourists together unless named; Israelis' nights in 2024 include evacuated residents. CBS gives no reasons for changes in individual places.

How full are hotels in each city?

Eilat's hotels are the fullest, and those in Nazareth, Jerusalem and Tiberias the emptiest. Every major hotel city was less full in 2025 than in 2019 except Eilat.

1. 1 Eilat 73.9%
2. 2 Herzliya 55.5%
3. 3 Dead Sea 55.2%
4. 4 Netanya 51.8%
5. 5 Tel Aviv-Yafo 50.5%
6. 6 Haifa 48.8%
7. 7 Tiberias 39.8%
8. 8 Jerusalem 39.1%
9. 9 Nazareth 23.7%

• Room occupancy in 2025 was 73.9% in Eilat, 55.5% in Herzliya, 55.2% at the Dead Sea, 51.8% in Netanya and 50.5% in Tel Aviv-Yafo. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• In 2019 room occupancy was 75.8% in Tel Aviv-Yafo, 73.3% in Eilat, 71.9% in Nazareth, 71.7% in Jerusalem, 69.9% at the Dead Sea and 67.6% in Tiberias. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• In 2024 rooms were 63.8% full in Tiberias and 65.3% in Haifa. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• In June 2026 Tel Aviv-Yafo had 109 tourist hotels with 11,465 rooms, up from 102 hotels and 10,635 rooms in December 2023. Eilat had 54 hotels with 11,193 rooms and Jerusalem 84 with 10,710. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• Tiberias had 33 hotels with 4,602 rooms in June 2026, the Dead Sea 16 with 4,125, Netanya 18 with 1,867, Nazareth 11 with 1,757 and Haifa 18 with 1,718. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• Eilat's tourist hotels had 7,935 employee jobs in 2025, Tel Aviv-Yafo's 5,577, Jerusalem's 5,498, the Dead Sea's 2,636 and Tiberias's 2,369. Jerusalem's had 7,985 in 2019. (CBS (hotels by locality), Oct 2026)
• In August 2026 rooms were 88.5% full in Eilat, 65.2% in Tel Aviv-Yafo, 59.2% in Tiberias and 50.0% in Jerusalem. In March 2026 they were 14.9% full in Jerusalem and 5.1% in Tiberias. (CBS (hotel nights, Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)
• In September 2026 room occupancy was highest in Eilat (78%), then Haifa (53%) and the Dead Sea (52%), and lowest in Tiberias (42%). (CBS (hotel nights, Jan-Sep 2026), Oct 2026)

Occupancy is for open hotels. Hotel and room counts include hotels temporarily closed. Jobs are employee jobs in tourist hotels, not people. 2026 monthly rates are provisional.

Where else do visitors stay?

About half of tourists stay mainly in hotels, and many stay with relatives or friends. Official figures beyond tourist hotels cover other hotels, kibbutz rural lodging, youth hostels and field schools. There is no official count of short-term rental nights.

• Hotel or holiday village 49%
• Relatives or friends 27%
• Short-term rental 15%
• Second home 6%
• Hostel 2%

• In October to December 2025, 49% of tourists stayed mainly in a hotel or holiday village, 27% with relatives or friends, 15% in a short-term rental, 6% in a second home and 2% in a hostel. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)
• All hotels together, tourist and other, recorded 24,551,900 person-nights in 2025, with 67,000 rooms and 168,300 beds. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Hotels not classed as tourist hotels recorded 1,388,700 person-nights in 2025, with 4,356 rooms and bed occupancy of 30.1%. In 2019 they recorded 2,394,100, 1,494,700 of them by foreign tourists. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Rural lodging run by kibbutzim and collective moshavim recorded 857,700 person-nights in 2025 from 68 operators with 2,935 rooms, and took NIS 394.3 million. It recorded 1,431,300 nights in 2019. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• CBS has published no figures for private rural lodging since 2022, when it recorded 736,100 person-nights, 3,650 rooms and 940 operators. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Israel's 24 youth hostels, with 6,342 beds, recorded 1,054,000 person-nights in 2025, 53,700 of them by foreign tourists. In 2019 25 hostels recorded 1,124,600, 268,000 by foreign tourists. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)
• Field schools with hostels recorded 298,300 person-nights in 2025, with 3,428 beds and bed occupancy of 24.7%. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)

Main accommodation is where the tourist spent most nights; the ministry defines a short-term rental as an apartment rented for a short stay. This share of tourists is the only official short-term rental measure found; no official source publishes listings or nights. CBS's rural lodging figures cover kibbutz and collective moshav operators only. Survey methods changed in 2023 and 2025, so only the latest survey values are given.

Where in Israel do tourists stay?

Mostly in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Few tourists in the last quarter of 2025 stayed two or more nights in other regions, and the Ministry of Tourism says recent visitors stay in a limited number of places.

1. 1 Jerusalem 47%
2. 2 Tel Aviv 42%
3. 3 Galilee 8%
4. 4 Haifa 5%
5. 5 Tiberias and Sea of Galilee 4%
6. 6 Dead Sea 3%
7. 7 Eilat and Red Sea 3%

• In October to December 2025, 47% of tourists surveyed had stayed two or more nights in Jerusalem and 42% in Tel Aviv. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)
• 8% had stayed two or more nights in the Galilee, 5% in Haifa, 4% in Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee, 3% at the Dead Sea and 3% in Eilat and the Red Sea. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)
• In the January to June 2025 survey wave, 43% had stayed two or more nights in Jerusalem and 41% in Tel Aviv. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)

In 2025 tourists were asked to name the places where they stayed two or more nights, from a closed list. Earlier surveys asked which places tourists visited, a different question, so earlier years are not shown or compared. The survey covers tourists staying up to 30 days.

Which are Israel's most visited sites?

Among sites run by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA), Palmahim beach had the most visits in 2025, almost all by Israelis. Caesarea was the most visited historical site, and Masada had the most visits by foreign tourists. Foreign visits were far fewer than in 2019.

1. 1 Palmahim beach 1,614k
2. 2 Caesarea 408k
3. 3 Yarqon springs 405k
4. 4 Gan HaShlosha (Sakhne) 395k
5. 5 Masada 314k
6. 6 Banias springs 301k
7. 7 Ein Gedi 286k

• In 2019 INPA sites recorded 12,953,700 visits, 3,769,900 of them by foreign tourists. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)
• Israelis made 8,930,800 visits to INPA sites in 2025, against 9,183,800 in 2019. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)
• INPA sites recorded 9,799,500 visits in 2023 and 6,883,600 in 2024. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)
• INPA site income was NIS 121.0 million in 2025, against NIS 194.5 million in 2019. Campgrounds took a further NIS 12.15 million from 259,400 overnight stays. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)
• Masada had 313,700 visits in 2025, 59,700 of them by foreign tourists, against 282,300 in 2024. The figure includes the Western Approach campground and the sound and light show. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)
• Caesarea National Park had 408,200 visits in 2025, 36,100 of them by foreign tourists. Ein Gedi nature reserve had 285,900, against 406,100 in 2024. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)
• In 2023 Masada had 683,900 visits, 461,000 of them by foreign tourists, Caesarea 782,000 and Ein Gedi 489,800. (CBS (tourism quarterly, Mar 2024), Mar 2024)
• The Jerusalem Old City Walls site had 207,800 visits in 2025, against 145,100 in 2024. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)
• Qumran had 63,100 visits in 2025, 36,200 of them by foreign tourists, and Beit She'an 63,200, 10,800 of them by foreign tourists. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)
• Sites in the Northern District recorded 2,249,300 visits in 2025, against 738,100 in 2024. Tel Dan had 183,100 visits, against 2,400 in 2024, and the Banias springs had 6,900 in 2024. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)
• In January to June 2026 INPA sites recorded 3,293,600 visits, 27.3% fewer than a year earlier. Foreign tourists made 124,200, against 107,600. (CBS (Nature and Parks sites), Oct 2026)

Visits are paying and free entries at the INPA sites listed by CBS, not all parks, beaches or holy places. The Old City Walls site is the ramparts walk, not the Old City or the Western Wall; its foreign-tourist visits are recorded as zero for 2024 and 2025 and are left out. No official count of visitors to the Western Wall was found. 2023 site figures are from the March 2024 edition and may since have been revised. CBS gives no reasons for changes at individual sites.

How many Israelis take holidays in Israel?

More than go abroad. In CBS's Social Survey for 2024, more Israelis aged 20 and over had taken a holiday with a night away in Israel than had travelled abroad, and ultra-Orthodox Jews were far more likely to holiday at home than abroad.

• 2,787,500 Israelis aged 20 and over took at least one holiday or trip with a night away in Israel in the 12 months before their 2024 interview, and 2,460,400 went abroad, out of 6,302,700 people in that age group. (CBS (social survey), Mar 2026)
• In 2023, 50.1% of Israelis aged 20 and over had taken a holiday in Israel and 46.4% had gone abroad. (CBS (social survey), Mar 2026)
• In 2024, 45.5% of men and 43.0% of women had taken a holiday in Israel, and 38.8% of men and 39.3% of women had gone abroad. (CBS (social survey), Mar 2026)
• Among ultra-Orthodox Jews, 49.7% had taken a holiday in Israel in 2024 and 14.8% had gone abroad. (CBS (social survey), Mar 2026)

The Social Survey asks people aged 20 and over about holidays or trips with at least one night away in the 12 months before the interview. Israelis' spending on tourism is in the economy section, and their hotel nights in the hotel sections.

How many Israelis travel abroad?

More in 2025 than in any year since at least 2015, above the 2019 level, while tourist arrivals to Israel stayed far below it. Most Israelis fly.

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Departures of Israelis abroad, selected years, in millions.

Period	Value
2019	9.18m
2023	9.05m
2024	7.08m
2025	9.42m

• 8.29 million of the 2025 departures were by air, 1.02 million by land, including 448,800 through the Taba crossing to Egypt, and 111,700 by sea. (CBS (departures abroad 2025), Jan 2026)
• Israelis made 9.18 million departures abroad in 2019 and 9.05 million in 2023. (CBS (departures abroad 2025), Jan 2026)
• Israelis made 793,500 departures abroad in October 2026, against 811,900 in October 2025, and 88% were by air. 29,500 left through Taba, against 37,500 a year earlier. (CBS (departures abroad, Oct 2026), Nov 2026)
• Israelis' departures by air peak in July and August: CBS's 2025 seasonal factors are 163.0 for July and 136.5 for August, where 100 is an average month. (CBS (Tourism 2024), Mar 2026)

Departures are border exits, not people, and include Israelis living abroad leaving after homeland visits. October 2026 figures are provisional.

When do tourists visit Israel?

Spring and autumn. In CBS's seasonal pattern, tourist arrivals by air peak in May and October and are lowest in January and December. Israelis fill hotels in July and August, so hotels are busiest in summer even when foreign visitors are fewer.

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CBS seasonal factors for tourist arrivals by air, 2025. 100 is an average month.

Period	Value
Jan	75.5
Feb	87.7
Mar	93.9
Apr	93.0
May	122.4
Jun	109.6
Jul	98.9
Aug	105.6
Sep	89.4
Oct	114.8
Nov	95.8
Dec	83.3

• CBS's 2025 seasonal factors for tourist arrivals by air are 122.4 for May and 114.8 for October, against 75.5 for January and 83.3 for December, where 100 is an average month. (CBS (Tourism 2024), Mar 2026)
• For nights in tourist hotels the factors are highest in May (129.1), July (123.1) and April (121.8) and lowest in January (72.0). (CBS (Tourism 2024), Mar 2026)
• Markets differ: US arrivals peak in June (138.3) and October (127.6), French in August (159.9), German in May (156.9) and British in October (142.8). (CBS (Tourism 2024), Mar 2026)
• In January to September 2023, foreign tourists' hotel nights peaked in May (1,009,700) and March (982,400) and were lowest in January (595,600). All hotel nights peaked in August (2,722,400). (CBS (tourism quarterly, Feb 2026), Feb 2026)
• In 2025 foreign tourists' hotel nights were highest in October (362,300) and November (361,000). All hotel nights peaked in August, at 2.63 million, when rooms were 67.2% full. (CBS (hotel services survey), Oct 2026)

Seasonal factors are CBS estimates combining seasonal and holiday-date effects, estimated on data from January 2010 to February 2025; the market factors use data to December 2024. CBS adjusts for the moving dates of festivals and for trading days. Months from October 2023 are shaped by security events more than by seasons, so the 2023 hotel figures stop in September.

What is the weather like in Israel?

Hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters on the coast and in the hills; very hot summers and warm winters at the Dead Sea and in Eilat. Rain falls from October to May, with almost none in summer.

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Average daily maximum temperature in Jerusalem by month, Jerusalem Centre station, 2006-2020, in °C.

Period	Value
Jan	13.0°C
Feb	14.9°C
Mar	18.3°C
Apr	22.4°C
May	26.7°C
Jun	29.1°C
Jul	30.5°C
Aug	30.8°C
Sep	29.5°C
Oct	26.3°C
Nov	20.3°C
Dec	15.3°C

• In Jerusalem (Jerusalem Centre station) the average daily maximum is 13.0°C in January and 30.8°C in August, and the average daily minimum 6.8°C in January and 20.7°C in August. (Israel Meteorological Service, 2006-2020)
• In Tel Aviv (Tel Aviv Coast station) the average daily maximum is 18.1°C in January and 30.3°C in August, with average lows of 10.9°C in January and 25.7°C in August. (Israel Meteorological Service, 2006-2020)
• Eilat averages daily highs of 40.9°C in July and 40.8°C in August, and 21.7°C in January. Its record is 48.9°C, set on 4 September 2020. (Israel Meteorological Service, 2006-2020)
• At the Dead Sea (Sedom station) the average daily maximum is 41.0°C in July and 21.1°C in January, and the average August low is 31.3°C. The station recorded 49.9°C on 17 July 2019. (Israel Meteorological Service, 2006-2020)
• On the Sea of Galilee (Zemah station) the average daily maximum is 18.4°C in January and 38.3°C in August. (Israel Meteorological Service, 2006-2020)
• Average annual rainfall is 692 mm in Haifa (University station), 522 mm in Jerusalem, 442 mm in Tel Aviv, 383 mm at Zemah, 39 mm at Sedom and 23 mm in Eilat. January is the wettest month in Jerusalem (137 mm) and Tel Aviv (127 mm). (Israel Meteorological Service, 1990/91-2019/20)
• Jerusalem averages 41.2 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more, Sedom 8.7 and Eilat 3.7. Tel Aviv gets 104 mm in December, 73 mm in February and 10 mm in April. (Israel Meteorological Service, 1990/91-2019/20)

Temperatures are IMS averages for 2006-2020, the latest period its Climate Atlas offers for these stations, not the WMO 1991-2020 normal. Rainfall averages cover the rain seasons 1990/91 to 2019/20. Records are each station's absolute maximum. Station names are IMS's.

How do visitors get to Israel?

Almost all tourists fly, and almost all of them land at Ben Gurion airport. Most of the rest cross by land from Jordan or Egypt. Israeli airlines carried most international air passengers in 2024 and 2025, unlike 2019.

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International passengers at Ben Gurion airport, arriving and departing, 2022 to 2025, in millions. Transit passengers are not included.

Period	Value
2022	19.2m
2023	21.1m
2024	13.9m
2025	18.4m

• 1,220,700 tourist arrivals in 2025 came by air, 1,217,600 of them through Ben Gurion airport. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• 97,200 tourist arrivals came by land in 2025: 56,600 via the Allenby Bridge, 16,800 via the Jordan River crossing, 16,600 via the Egyptian border at Eilat and 5,400 via the Rabin (Arava) crossing. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• Tourist arrivals on direct flights to Eilat numbered 200 in 2024 and 1,700 in 2025. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• Cruise passengers made 93,900 day visits in 2019 and 125,600 in 2023. None were recorded in 2024, and 100 in 2025. (CBS (visitor arrivals 2025), Jan 2026)
• Ben Gurion handled 18.44 million international passengers in 2025, against 13.85 million in 2024 and 21.05 million in 2023. (CBS (transport quarterly), Sep 2026)
• Israeli airlines carried 57.9% of international air passengers at Israel's airports in 2025, 10.68 million in all, and 65.8% in 2024. (CBS (transport quarterly), Sep 2026)
• International air passengers at Israel's airports numbered 24.36 million in 2019, 4.56 million in 2020, 6.07 million in 2021 and 19.20 million in 2022. Israeli airlines carried 30.2% of them in 2019. (CBS (Tourism 2024), Mar 2026)
• There were 123,814 international aircraft movements at Israel's airports in 2025, against 92,509 in 2024 and 135,000 in 2023. (CBS (transport quarterly), Sep 2026)
• 342,189 passengers arrived at Ben Gurion on charter flights in 2025, against 237,277 in 2024, 450,408 in 2023 and 495,163 in 2022. (CBS (transport quarterly), Sep 2026)
• 212,221 passengers passed through Israel's sea ports in 2025, against 146,123 in 2024 and 463,884 in 2023, which included 155,640 day visits. (CBS (transport quarterly), Sep 2026)

Tourist arrivals by mode are border entries by tourists only. Air passenger figures count every arriving and departing passenger, Israelis included, and leave out transit passengers; the Ben Gurion table and the all-airports table differ slightly. Aircraft movements are take-offs and landings. Sea-port and charter figures cover all passengers, tourists and others. Cruise passengers sleep on board and are counted as day visitors. The airport operator's own statistics could not be opened and are not used.

How do visitors get around Israel?

By train, bus and, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo, light rail. Rail use has grown, and Tel Aviv-Yafo's first light rail line matched Jerusalem's in 2025. Tourists rate public transport less well than their trip as a whole.

1. 1 Jerusalem Light Rail 29.9m
2. 2 Tel Aviv-Yafo Red Line 29.9m
3. 3 Haifa cable car 1.42m
4. 4 Haifa Carmelit 1.06m

• Israel Railways carried 71.8 million passengers in 2025, against 65.4 million in 2024 and 52.8 million in 2015. The average trip was 55.7 km, on a network of 1,541 km. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Aug 2026)
• Buses on scheduled lines recorded 780.9 million trip validations in 2025. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Aug 2026)
• The Jerusalem Light Rail and Tel Aviv-Yafo's Red Line each recorded 29.9 million validations in 2025. Jerusalem's fell from 39.2 million in 2024 and Tel Aviv-Yafo's rose from 24.7 million; the Red Line opened in August 2023. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Aug 2026)
• Haifa's Carmelit recorded 1.06 million validations in 2025 and the Haifa cable car 1.42 million. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Aug 2026)
• Israel's scheduled bus fleet averaged 13,177 buses in 2025, 2,198 of them electric, against 96 electric buses in 2020. Buses travelled 760 million km. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Aug 2026)
• In October to December 2025, 26% of tourists booked transport before arriving, 16% booked tickets and 19% booked tours or guides. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)
• Tourists rated public transport 3.9 out of 5 in October to December 2025, with 69% giving a score of 4 or 5. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)

Rail passengers are tickets sold, so they count trips, not people. Validations are card taps on boarding, from the National Public Transport Authority. These figures cover all riders, residents and visitors alike. CBS gives no reason for the fall in Jerusalem Light Rail validations.

How safe is Israel, according to official figures?

Official safety statistics cover residents, not tourists. Israel's road death rate in 2023 was in the same range as Spain, France and Italy and far below the US rate, and tourists in the last quarter of 2025 rated their personal safety highly.

1. 1 United States 13
2. 2 Italy 5
3. 3 France 5
4. 4 Israel 4
5. 5 Spain 4
6. 6 Germany 3
7. 7 United Kingdom 2

• 459 people were killed in road accidents in Israel in 2025, 4.5 per 100,000 residents, against 439 and 4.4 in 2024 and 361 in 2023. There were 7,717 road accidents with casualties in 2025. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2026), Aug 2026)
• In 2023 Israel recorded 4 road deaths per 100,000 people, the same as Spain, against 2 in the UK, 3 in Germany, 5 in Italy and France and 13 in the United States. (CBS (Statistical Abstract 2025), Sep 2025)
• In 2025, 2.8% of Israelis aged 20 and over had been victims of theft without force in the previous 12 months, and 3.5% of violence or threats of violence. 1.4% of households had a break-in at home. (CBS (crime victimisation survey), Aug 2026)
• Tourists rated their personal safety 4.3 out of 5 in October to December 2025, and 85% gave a score of 4 or 5. Cleanliness scored 3.3. (Ministry of Tourism (inbound tourism survey), May 2026)

Road figures are from the Israel Police and the Gertner Institute, published by CBS, and cover everyone on the roads. The international rates are rounded by CBS to whole numbers. Crime figures are from CBS's survey of residents and are not tourist crime figures. The safety rating is tourists' own perception from the Ministry of Tourism survey, not a crime statistic. Travel advisories are not statistics and are not used.

Methodology and sources

Figures come from Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS): its monthly arrivals, departures, hotel and services-exports releases, the Tourism and Hotel Services Statistics Quarterly, the annual Tourism 2024 publication with the tourism satellite account, the Transport Statistics Quarterly and the Statistical Abstract of Israel, each labelled by publication or dataset. The Ministry of Tourism's inbound tourism survey supplies purpose, regions, activities and ratings, and the Israel Meteorological Service the climate averages. Each figure links to the document that carries it, with the date. Visitor arrivals, tourist arrivals and day visits are different counts and each is named. Foreign tourists' hotel nights, Israelis' nights and total nights are named, and Israelis' nights from October 2023 to June 2025 include evacuated residents. Income from tourism, spending per tourist and tourism consumption are different measures and are kept apart. Survey methods changed in 2023 and the ministry changed its regions question in 2025, so for those measures only the latest year is given. Where CBS editions differ, the latest is used. We give no causes beyond CBS's own statements and no percentages of our own. 2025 and 2026 figures are provisional. The page is reviewed monthly and the date is shown at the top.

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