In 2022, the Louvre was the most visited cultural site in Paris. That said, attendance at the renowned tourist attraction - the most visited museum worldwide - remained lower than in 2019, the year prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, the Louvre welcomed roughly 7.7 million visitors in 2022. That year, the Eiffel Tower and the Musée d’Orsay followed in the ranking, with around 5.8 million and 3.3 million visitors, respectively.
Leading museums, monuments, and cultural sites in Paris, France from 2019 to 2022, by number of visitors
(in 1,000s)
cultural attractions are ranked based on the highest attendance in 2022
Supplementary notes
¹ Data include attendance at the following spaces of the National Museum of Natural History: Jardin des plantes, Grande Galerie de l'Évolution, Menagerie, Galerie de Paléontologie, Grandes Serres, and Bibliothèques.
Figures have been rounded. Blank spaces refer to figures that were not available.
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Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de Paris . (July 26, 2023). Leading museums, monuments, and cultural sites in Paris, France from 2019 to 2022, by number of visitors (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/631310/leading-cultural-venues-paris-by-visitor-number/
Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de Paris . "Leading museums, monuments, and cultural sites in Paris, France from 2019 to 2022, by number of visitors (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631310/leading-cultural-venues-paris-by-visitor-number/
Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de Paris . (2023). Leading museums, monuments, and cultural sites in Paris, France from 2019 to 2022, by number of visitors (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631310/leading-cultural-venues-paris-by-visitor-number/
Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de Paris . "Leading Museums, Monuments, and Cultural Sites in Paris, France from 2019 to 2022, by Number of Visitors (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/631310/leading-cultural-venues-paris-by-visitor-number/
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Leading museums, monuments, and cultural sites in Paris, France from 2019 to 2022, by number of visitors (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de Paris , July 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/631310/leading-cultural-venues-paris-by-visitor-number/
