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Portugal tourism statistics

Portugal, 2.08 million arrivals in July

Monthly arrivals, nights, spend since 1990, with 6 worked statistics. Latest 2026-07, 3 months behind.

-2.1%vs Jul 2025
n/aYear to date
1990Figures since
3 moBehind
Where Portugal stands, July 2026

Portugal in July: down on a year

Portugal recorded 2,079,662 arrivals in July 2026, -2.1% on a year and 115.7% of the July 2019 level.

Among the destinations it competes with: Netherlands +6.2%, Switzerland +1.1%, Croatia +2.2%, Greece +2.9%.

From the figures on 20 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when August is published

At a glance

Latest monthJuly 2026
Arrivals2,079,662
On a year-2.1%
Against July 2019115.7%
Growth rank in Europe31 of 37
Best month on recordAugust 2024
Trust gradeA, 99
Jet fuel, a gallon$3.40+51.6% on a year/v1/fuel
Growth 20262.1%projected/v1/economy/PT
This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/PT/briefAnalyst

Arrivals at accommodation: Foreign country, Hotels; holiday and other short-stay accommodation; camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks, and the change on a year

ArrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %
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Portugal against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Portugal.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=PTDeveloper
CountryLatestFigureOn a yearVs 2019Year to dateRivalry with Portugal

The last six months

MonthArrivalsOn a yearVs 2019Vs 3-year average
Jul 20262,079,662-2.1%115.7%+1.4%
Jun 20261,917,585-1.9%115.8%+2.2%
May 20262,123,753+1.0%124.0%+4.8%
Apr 20261,829,441+1.9%126.5%+6.5%

The next three months

No forecast for Portugal yet: it needs a longer monthly history in one unbroken series.

How it is worked outSee the full outlook

Who Portugal competes with for visitors

6 destinations chasing the same travellers

Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.

NetherlandsRivalry 94
Same season and region
Netherlands, July+6.2% · 2.57M
Portugal, July-2.1% · 2.08M
SwitzerlandRivalry 88
Same season and region
Switzerland, July+1.1% · 2.51M
Portugal, July-2.1% · 2.08M
CroatiaRivalry 79
Same season and region
Croatia, July+2.2% · 4.07M
Portugal, July-2.1% · 2.08M
GreeceRivalry 79
Same season and region
Greece, July+2.9% · 5.30M
Portugal, July-2.1% · 2.08M
GermanyRivalry 65
Same season and region
Germany, July+3.9% · 4.85M
Portugal, July-2.1% · 2.08M
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRivalry 64
Same season and region
Bosnia and Herzegovina, July+5.5% · 511K
Portugal, July-2.1% · 2.08M
Portugal is also a rival forCanada

Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/PT/rivals, on Developer and up.

Measures held

Arrivals/v1/arrivals?country=PT
Nights/v1/nights?country=PT
Spend/v1/spend?country=PT
Recovery against 2019113%July 2026 against the same month of 2019, the year before the pandemic.Analyst
Forecast, next 12 months92m80% range 79.7m to 106.4m. Back-tested error 2.2%.Intel
Market concentrationn/aNot worked out for Portugal yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Intel

What is held for Portugal

MeasureFrequencyBreakdownSeriesFromLatest
ArrivalsMonthlyTotal11990-012026-07
ArrivalsMonthlyAccommodation41990-012026-07
ArrivalsMonthlyOrigin101990-012026-07
ArrivalsAnnualTotal319902025
ArrivalsAnnualAccommodation419902025
ArrivalsAnnualOrigin2519902025
ArrivalsAnnualRegion22519902025
NightsMonthlyTotal11990-012026-07
NightsMonthlyAccommodation41990-012026-07
NightsMonthlyOrigin101990-012026-07
NightsAnnualTotal1619902025
NightsAnnualAccommodation619902025
NightsAnnualOrigin2519902025
NightsAnnualRegion34519902025
SpendQuarterlyTotal81975-Q12026-Q2
SpendQuarterlyPurpose22021-Q12026-Q2
SpendAnnualTotal33519752025
SpendAnnualPurpose63220122025
DeparturesAnnualTotal12720092025
DeparturesAnnualPurpose26720122025
OccupancyMonthlyTotal21990-012026-07
CapacityAnnualTotal219902025
CapacityAnnualAccommodation919902025

Monthly arrivals: 99.5% of months held since 1990, none missing. See every month

Get Portugal in one call

# every arrivals month, Developer plan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=PT" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

# the whole country in one file, Intel plan
curl -o pt.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/PT.csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"
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