yearbook 2009.indd - Ministry of Tourism Arts & Culture

By Nationality
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Africa 5,325 3,460 4,169 4,846 5,694
(0.9) (0.9) (0.7) (0.7) (0.8)
South Africa 3,846 2,392 2,973 3,293 3,732
(0.6) (0.6) (0.5) (0.5) (0.5)
Other Africa 1,479 1,068 1,196 1,553 1,962
(0.2) (0.3) (0.2) (0.2) (0.3)
Americas 9,390 7,244 10,813 14,198 14,480
(1.5) (1.8) (1.8) (2.1) (2.1)
Brazil 533 429 564 708 1,327
(0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2)
Canada 2,069 1,426 2,196 2,851 2,966
(0.3) (0.4) (0.4) (0.4) (0.4)
U.S.A 5,999 4,833 7,150 9,348 8,853
(1.0) (1.2) (1.2) (1.4) (1.3)
Other Americas 789 556 903 1,291 1,334
(0.1) (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) (0.2)
Oceania 9,286 5,858 7,979 10,661 10,574
(1.5) (1.5) (1.3) (1.6) (1.5)
Australia 8,216 5,087 6,892 9,406 9,368
(1.3) (1.3) (1.1) (1.4) (1.4)
New Zealand 993 697 1,006 1,142 1,184
(0.2) (0.2) (0.2) (0.2) (0.2)
Other Oceania 77 74 81 113 22
(0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0)
Middle East 4,517 2,404 4,372 6,450 9,205
(0.7) (0.6) (0.7) (1.0) (1.3)
Kuwait 573 290 668 1,004 1,340
(0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2)
Lebanon 438 238 402 660 1,139
(0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2)
Saudi Arabia 1,872 691 1,530 1,940 2,747
(0.3) (0.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.4)
United Arab Emirates 406 230 492 807 1,394
(0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2)
Other Middle East 1,228 955 1,280 2,039 2,585
(0.2) (0.2) (0.2) (0.3) (0.4)
Global Total 616,716 395,320 601,923 675,889 683,012
Source: Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture
Data provided by: Department of Immigration & Emigration
By Nationality 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Europe 7.4 -35.5 49.1 8.3 0.4
Austria 5.4 -28.3 50.7 -3.0 -1.5
Belgium 10.4 -48.3 150.2 -11.0 -5.2
Czech Republic 25.7 -41.1 60.2 20.5 37.8
Denmark 17.1 -12.8 36.9 21.3 0.8
Finland 28.3 -54.7 45.1 52.3 9.6
France 12.4 -53.1 101.6 3.8 6.2
Germany 3.1 -23.6 27.0 2.0 -4.2
Greece 28.9 -42.3 110.5 35.3 1.6
Hungary 40.3 -68.5 136.7 -3.5 -20.1
Ireland 30.8 -34.1 82.4 18.9 -8.4
Israel 36.3 -24.1 49.2 54.6 21.4
Italy -6.6 -46.5 69.6 -1.4 -11.4
Netherlands 31.5 -37.5 93.9 -19.5 -13.6
Norway 34.9 -14.3 41.4 12.1 43.6
Poland 39.1 -25.4 81.0 44.2 25.0
Portugal 6.8 -38.0 63.3 14.6 -0.9
Russia 49.3 -19.3 50.6 45.0 53.8
Slovakia 24.7 -74.1 88.4 55.6 30.4
Slovenia 14.2 -24.6 39.9 51.3 14.0
Spain 19.6 -53.6 90.3 31.7 -6.6
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