Statistics Book 2007.pdf - Kerala Tourism

5.1. OUTBOUND TOURISM - INDIAN NATIONALS GOING ABROAD
The total count of departures of Indian nationals to other countries for the years 1991 to 2006 compiled
by the Bureau of Immigration (BOI) from Embarkation cards are given in Table 5.1.1. While the annual
growth rate of outbound Indians during the years 1991 and 2000 did not follow any consistent pattern, it
shows an increasing trend since 2001. The port-wise number of departures of Indian nationals from 2002
to 2006, presented in Table 5.1.2, shows that maximum number of Indians went abroad from Mumbai
Airport (28.4%), followed by Delhi (21.2%) and Chennai (12.5%). It may be seen that during 2005 maximum
number of Indians (583543) went to Singapore followed by Bahrain (466849) and Thailand (352766).
TABLE 5.1.1
STATISTICS OF INDIAN NATIONALS GOING ABROAD, 1991 TO 2006
Year No. of Outbound Indians Percentage change over
the previous year
1991 1942707 -14.8 %
1992 2161301 11.3 %
1993 2733304 26.5%
1994 2734830 0.1 %
1995 3056360 11.8 %
1996 3463783 13.3 %
1997 3725820 7.6 %
1998 3810908 2.3 %
1999 4114820 8 .0%
2000 4415513 7.3 %
2001 4564477 3.4 %
2002 4940244 8.2 %
2003 5350896 8.3 %
2004 6212809 16.1 %
2005 7184501 15.6 %
2006 8339614 16.1 %
Source:-Bureau of Immigration
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