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StatsSA researchers were again busy badyzing the numbers this month. They drew a complete picture of all Mzansi visitors between May 2018 and May 2019. Overall, this is good news for tourism in South Africa, which shows foreign arrivals. are up 1.5% over the 12-month period recorded.
Despite the reported struggles and increased regional competition, South Africa remains an attractive destination for international visitors. Last year, more than 1.2 million foreign nationals set foot in South Africa and many compatriots also moved: more than 896,000 of us crossed our borders during the last year.
We have broken down some of the key statistics to determine who exactly is visiting South Africa and who are the most recurring visitors. Some figures are not surprising, but others are a real shock …
Tourism in South Africa: Most Popular Overseas Visitors:
(The tourists from these ten countries accounted for 75.5% of all tourists from overseas countries)
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United States of America (USA): 35,699 (21.5%)
United Kingdom (UK): 21,834 (13.1%)
India: 13,238 (8.0%)
Germany: 11,827 (7.1%)
France: 11,142 (6.7%)
Australia: 8,825 (5.3%)
China: 7,259 (4.4%)
Netherlands: 5,782 (3.5%)
Brazil: 5,149 (3.1%)
Canada: 4,771 (2.9%)
A comparison of movements in the top ten over-season countries between May 2018 and May 2019 shows that the number of tourists has decreased in four of the top ten countries, namely France, Germany, the Netherlands and Brasil. But the picture was rather pink elsewhere
The United Kingdom, for example, had the largest increase in visitors to South Africa (+ 6.5%), followed closely by China with an increase of 6.3%. The United States has also seen its number of visitors increase by more than 5%.
Tourism in South Africa: The most popular African visitors
(Almost all African tourists – 97.9% – came from SADC countries.)
Zimbabwe: 168,046 (29.3%)
Lesotho: 121,426 (21.2%)
Mozambique: 106,341 (18.5%)
Swaziland: 75,161 (13.1%)
Botswana: 51,668 (9.0%)
Namibia: 14,682 (2.6%)
Malawi: 12,853 (2.2%)
Zambia: 11,527 (2.0%)
Angola: 5,090 (0.9%)
Nigeria: 3,597 (0.7%)
Who visits South Africa?
In total, the number of tourists increased in five of the top ten countries (Botswana, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Angola) and decreased in the other five (Zambia, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique). Botswana recorded the largest increase (15.2%), while Zambia recorded the largest decrease (15.8%).
So, we know where people come from, but do we really know what kind of people are most likely to come to South Africa? StatsSA also provided information on the different demographic data of travelers and our population of Mzansi. Their conclusions conclude:
56.2% of the tourists were men and 43.8% of them were women.
Generation Y and mid-life youth support tourism in South Africa: the majority of tourists were between the ages of 35 and 44 (29.4%), followed closely by 25 at 34 years old (27.9%).
97% of our foreign visitors came solely for holidays: 2.4% traveled for business, 0.5% of them coming here to study. About one in every thousand travelers goes to South Africa for treatment.
We are a big fan of this: only two people managed to make the trip from St. Helena to South Africa – in a whole year!
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