Tourism
Visitors are back after Covid
1.85 million people arrived in Uganda in 2023, 2.9 times the 0.63 million of 2020.
People arriving in Uganda
All arrivals at the borders and Entebbe, and those counted as visitors (tourists)
- All arrivals
- Visitor (tourist) arrivals
| Year | All arrivals | Visitor (tourist) arrivals |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,847,000 | 1,274,000 |
| 2022 | 1,211,000 | 814,000 |
| 2021 | 722,000 | 512,000 |
| 2020 | 629,000 | 473,000 |
| 2019 | 1,040,000 | 657,000 |
National park visitors, 2023
Murchison Falls National Park was the most visited national park in 2023, with 141,335 visitors.
| Visitors | |
|---|---|
| Murchison Falls | 141,335 |
| Queen Elizabeth | 93,970 |
| Bwindi Impenetrable | 41,412 |
| Lake Mburo | 36,970 |
| Semliki | 31,114 |
| Kibale | 18,848 |
| Rwenzori Mountains | 7,524 |
| Mgahinga Gorilla | 7,156 |
| Kidepo Valley | 6,388 |
| Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve | 1,369 |
| Mount Elgon | 1,134 |
| Toro Semliki Wildlife Reserve | 416 |
| Katonga-Wildlife Reserve | 278 |
Most visited park: Murchison Falls National Park (141,335 visitors). Park visits are UWA counts of paying visitors.
About these numbers
Problems we found in the source data
- UBOS reports 1.93 million arrivals for 2017 and published no 2018 figure. The series nearly halves across that gap, which suggests a change in how arrivals were counted, so the chart starts in 2019.
Where this comes from
Uganda Bureau of Statistics tables used on this page: