Domestic tourism in Russia: how many people travel and where they stay
· Tourism
In 2024, Russian collective accommodation facilities hosted 90,068.8 thousand people, of whom 84,919.8 thousand were Russian citizens. Over four years the flow grew almost twice, over 24 years by 3.6 times. Rosstat data.
Collective accommodation facilities are hotels, hostels, sanatoriums, recreation bases and children’s camps. Below is the full series by year, broken down by type of accommodation, with children and foreigners shown separately.
How many people are accommodated per year: table
Thousands of people per year.
| Year | Total | Russian citizens | Foreigners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25,073.5 | 22,001.0 | 3,072.4 |
| 2010 | 30,580.1 | 27,166.7 | 3,413.5 |
| 2020 | 47,382 | 45,223 | 2,159 |
| 2021 | 66,540 | 63,644 | 2,896 |
| 2022 | 73,093 | 70,327 | 2,766 |
| 2023 | 83,578 | 79,610 | 3,968 |
| 2024 | 90,069 | 84,920 | 5,149 |
The first ten years of the series are almost flat: from 2000 to 2010 the increase was 5.5 million people, about 22%. All the rest fell on the last decade, especially the years after 2020.
The full set with the long series is available in the dataset.
Where tourists stay overnight
Rosstat divides accommodation places into two large groups. Thousands of people:
| Type of accommodation | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels and similar | 38,310 | 57,647 | 71,268 |
| Sanatoriums and recreation organizations | 9,073 | 15,446 | 18,800 |
| including sanatoriums | 4,044 | 6,562 | 7,336 |
| including recreation organizations | 5,028 | 8,884 | 11,465 |
Hotels account for 79% of the total flow, but grow more slowly: over four years they increased by 86%, sanatoriums and recreation organizations by 107%. Within the sanatorium segment the gap is even more noticeable: classic sanatoriums grew 1.8 times, recreation bases and similar organizations 2.3 times. Recreation without a medical program is growing the fastest.
Children's leisure
A separate row of the series, which almost doubled.
- 2000: 2,458.3 thousand children
- 2010: 2,569.7 thousand
- 2022: 9,692.6 thousand
- 2023: 10,902.1 thousand
- 2024: 11,832.1 thousand
Children account for 13.1% of all accommodated guests. Over the 2000s this indicator hardly moved, all growth fell on the recent years.
Foreign guests
Here the row behaves differently from the others.
In 2020, foreigners accommodated were 2,159 thousand, the minimum of the series. By 2024 the figure rose to 5,149 thousand, 2.4 times. But the structure of the flow changed: guests from CIS countries in 2024 were 2,814.5 thousand versus 2,334.5 thousand from other countries, whereas in 2010 the ratio was the opposite (773.1 and 2,640.4).
The share of foreigners in the total flow fell: 12.3% in 2000, 11.2% in 2010, 5.7% in 2024. Domestic tourism grew faster than inbound. More about inbound flow in the article "Inbound tourism in Russia by year".
How much is spent on trips
Amount of paid services per capita, rubles per year:
- hotels and similar accommodation services: 790 in 2010, 3,646 in 2024
- travel agencies and tour operators: 699 and 2,505
- sanatorium and resort organizations: 423 and 1,617
Over fourteen years expenses on hotels grew 4.6 times in nominal terms, on travel agencies 3.6 times. The overall picture of paid services is examined in the article "Paid services to the population in Russia".
Questions and answers
How many people travel within Russia per year?
In 2024, hotels, sanatoriums and recreation centers accommodated 90,068.8 thousand people. This is not the number of unique tourists: one person can stay several times during the year.
Has domestic tourism grown since 2020?
Yes, and sharply: from 47,382 thousand accommodated in 2020 to 90,069 thousand in 2024, an increase of 1.9 times over four years.
Where do people stay more often: in hotels or sanatoriums?
In hotels: 71,268 thousand people versus 18,800 thousand in sanatoriums and recreation organizations.
How many foreigners come to Russia?
In 2024, collective accommodation facilities hosted 5,149 thousand foreign citizens, of which 2,814.5 thousand were from CIS countries.
How has children's recreation changed?
The number of accommodated children grew from 2,458.3 thousand in 2000 to 11,832.1 thousand in 2024.
In short
Domestic tourism in Russia almost doubled over four years: 90 million accommodations in 2024 versus 47 million in 2020. The main flow goes to hotels, which hold 79% of the market, but recreation bases are growing the fastest. Foreigners returned to 5.1 million people, but their share of the total flow fell to 5.7%: Russians travel within the country noticeably more than guests from abroad.