IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

The total number of foreign travellers who visited South Africa from Africa, overseas and unspecified countries, arriving through all ports of entry during 2020 was 4 586 387. The 2020 figure represents a decrease of 71,0% as compared with the 2019 figure of 15 825 296. Foreign arrivals were made up of 699 804 non-visitors and 3 886 583 visitors. Visitors were made up of 1 084 263 same-day visitors and 2 802 320 tourists (overnight visitors). The breakdown of tourists by sex and age is as follows: 1 629 263 were males, 1 173 057 were females; 121 081 were less than 15 years, 227 962 were aged 15-24, 737 033 were aged 25-34, 821 383 were aged 35-44, 471 212 were aged 45-54, 259 140 were aged 55-64, 164 509 were aged 65+.