The table compares the quantity of people who went to several parts of the world for the purpose of travel every five years between 1990 and 2005. Units are measured in millions.
Overall, all the areas had a gradual increase during the given period, albeit to varying degrees, except for America, which experienced a slight decrease in the last. The total number of travels also grew from year to year. It is also clear that Africa and the Middle East showed the least figure for all time.
At the starting year, in 1990, Europe was dominant in embracing tourists, consisting of 280.2 million people, and maintained its supremacy over the whole period. From 1995 onwards, these numbers climbed marginally to 400,2. In 1990, the number of tourists who went to America and Asia including the Pacific, made up 80,5 and 60,2 respectively. Although Asia was lower initially, it overtook America at the end, reaching 135.8.
The figure for people who traveled to Africa consisted of 18,2 in 1990 and these numbers were almost twice as high as the Middle East, which continued going up at the same rate until 2005.