Number of international visitors to the Algarve, Portugal 2016-2024
Portugal saw 2021 bring an increase in the number of international tourists to the Algarve, reaching 1.3 million. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the tourism industry hard worldwide in 2020, as governments put in place travel bans and stay-at-home measures to limit the spread of the virus. Overall, about 900 thousand inbound travelers visited this Portuguese region in 2020, whereas the Algarve recorded roughly 3.6 million international travelers in 2019. In 2022, the number of international visitors remained stable, but dramatically increased in 2023.