When tourists crossed Algeria’s borders in 2024

July’s peak came from the combined visitor groups

The national table gives July 362,033 entries, followed by January at 337,516 and August at 335,237. July included 150,855 entries by Algerians residing abroad, the highest monthly count for that group. Foreign tourists contributed another 211,178 entries in July. Source 1

March led for foreign visitors

March recorded 237,637 foreign tourist entries, slightly ahead of October’s 235,716. The December figure was 128,999, the lowest in the table. March still ranked below July on the combined measure because its count for Algerians living abroad was much lower. Source 1

Tunisia accounted for most foreign tourist entries

The ministry recorded 2,038,000 entries from Tunisia, 83.02% of foreign tourist entries for 2024. France was a distant second in that foreign visitor table, with 124,715. France was also the leading place of residence in the separate returning Algerian group, with 874,858 entries. These are different classifications and should stay separate. Source 1

Border flows give a different view from hotel bookings

The full-year total combines 2,454,706 foreign tourist entries with 1,093,699 entries by Algerians residing abroad. The source is border police records. The table does not track nights stayed, hotel use or what visitors spent after arriving. For those questions, a border entry must be paired with data on accommodation, duration or expenditure. Source 1

Sources

• Algerian Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts, 2024 border tourism flows