Tourist visits to Indonesia reached 1.20mn in Nov 2025, an increase of 9.79% year-on-year

At the same time, the number of domestic tourism trips in November 2025 reached 96.45mn trips, which is also an increase from the year before (19.64%).

Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency recently released its Tourism Development report for November 2025, revealing that the number of foreign tourist visits reached 1.20mn, which is an increase of 9.79% from the previous year. 

According to the statistics department, this figure decreased by 11.12% compared to October 2025 (month-to-month) but increased by 9.79% compared to November 2024. (year-on-year, or y-o-y). Foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in November 2025 were largely from:

• Malaysia (17.27%),
• Australia (11.28%), and
• Singapore (10.53%).

Between January and November 2025, Indonesia welcomed 13.98mn foreign tourists, marking a 10.44% increase compared to the same period last year.

Here is the breakdown: 

• Tourist arrivals showed some early-year volatility. Visits dipped from 1.16mn in January to 1.02mn in February, reaching a low of 984,770 in March.
• The trend reversed in April, when arrivals rebounded to 1.16mn, continuing an upward peak of 1.51mn in August.
• However, September saw a drop to 1.39mn, and numbers declined further to 1.20mn by November.

Entry point type

Based on entry point type, most visitors came through main entry points (1.02mn in November), while border entry points accounted for 181,670 arrivals.

Air travel dominated, representing 79.19% of total arrivals, compared with 17.06% by sea and 3.75% by land.

In November 2025, foreign arrivals via air through main entry points reached 805,660, up 6.43% y-o-y but down 15.57% from October. The Ngurah Rai Airport (Bali) and Soekarno Hatta Airport (Banten) remained the busiest, together accounting for 88.97% of air arrivals (716,840 visitors).

Sea travel through main entry points recorded 173,570 arrivals, up 15.59% from November 2024, though slightly down 3.85% from October. Batam Port and Tanjung Uban (Riau Islands) were the primary sea entry points, contributing 82.03% or 142,370 visitors.

Land border crossings brought in 38,110 visitors, increasing 13.97% y-o-y but falling 4.74% from October. The Atambua (East Nusa Tenggara) and Jayapura (Papua) checkpoints accounted for 83.19% of this total, or 31,710 visitors.

The y-o-y increase in foreign tourist arrivals in November 2025 was seen across almost all nationalities.

Asian non-ASEAN visitors recorded the highest growth at 16.39%, followed closely by African tourists (15.83%) and Middle Eastern visitors (14.99%). European arrivals, however, saw a decline of 3.63% compared to November 2024.

Month-to-month, the picture was different. Compared with October 2025, arrivals dropped across nearly all nationalities. European tourists experienced the sharpest decline at 29.43%, followed by African visitors down 18.50%. Middle Eastern arrivals were the exception, recording a smaller drop of 23.42%.

Looking at absolute numbers, Malaysians dominated November arrivals with 207,040 visits (17.27%), followed by Australians (135,220, 11.28%), Singaporeans (126,250, 10.53%), and Chinese tourists (105,510, 8.80%).

In terms of average length of stay, foreign tourists leaving Indonesia in November 2025 spent 9.54 nights in Indonesia. Among regions, ASEAN tourists had the shortest average stay at 4.38 nights, while European visitors stayed the longest at 16.42 nights.

At the nationality level, Yemeni tourists had the longest average stay of 21.99 nights, whereas visitors from Timor Leste spent the shortest time at 2.11 nights.

Domestic tourist trips

Domestic tourism in Indonesia showed strong growth in the January – November 2025 period, with 1.09bn trips recorded, an 18.95% increase compared to 920mn trips during the same period in 2024.

Early 2025 saw some fluctuations in monthly trips. Domestic travel started at 103mn in January, then declined to 90.5mn in February and 88.91mn in March. A sharp rebound occurred in April, reaching 128.59mn trips, before dipping again in May to 97.67mn.

In the second half of the year, June saw another increase to 105.12mn, followed by declines in July and August (100.20mn and 93.57mn respectively). Travel picked up slightly in September and October, with 94.36mn and 96mn trips, and finally, November recorded a 0.47% m-o-m increase and a 19.64% rise y-o-y.

Regionally, Java Island dominated domestic travel in November 2025, accounting for 63.94% of total trips.

By province:

• West Java led with 17.74mn trips (18.40% of the total), rising 1.99% m-o-m and 19.33% y-o-y.
• East Java (15.72mn trips, 16.30%) and Central Java (11.16mn trips, 11.57%) also recorded high travel volumes.
• Other provinces with notable activity included DKI Jakarta, Banten, North Sumatra, and South Sulawesi.

Y-o-y growth varied widely across provinces. Papua Province saw the most dramatic rise in November, with a 173.79% increase, followed by:

1. Central Papua (155.27%),
2. South Papua (151.36%), and
3. Highlands Papua (141.63%).

In contrast, East Java recorded the lowest growth at 1.92%.

In terms of destinations, Java remained the top choice, attracting 62.21mn trips in November 2025 (64.51% of total domestic trips). Within Java, West Java (17.66mn trips), East Java (16.46mn trips), and Central Java (11.21mn trips) were the leading destinations, while Jakarta, Banten, North Sumatra, South Sulawesi, and Yogyakarta also saw substantial arrivals.

The highest y-o-y growth in domestic travel occurred in South Papua (248.70%), Papua (196.24%), and West Papua (173.80%), while Central Java (0.36%) experienced the slowest increase.

Looking at cumulative growth for January – November 2025, Papua led the way with 149% growth, followed by Mountainous Papua (142.79%) and West Papua (137.55%). Only Central Java (-0.49%) and East Java (-0.47%) saw slight declines compared to the same period in 2024.

Number of national tourist trips

Domestic travel continued to edge upward in January – November 2025, with 8.34mn trips recorded, reflecting a 2.53% increase compared to the same period last year. Momentum picked up toward the end of the year, as November 2025 saw 794,730 domestic trips, up 9.56% m-o-m and 5.96% y-o-y.

Entry point type

In November 2025, most international arrivals entered Indonesia through main entry points, totaling 783,620 visitors, while 11,120 arrivals came through border entry points. Air travel remained dominant, accounting for 656,400 trips, compared with 98,970 via sea and 28,600 via land.

International arrivals through airports increased by 6.86% y-o-y and 11.03% m-o-m. Soekarno-Hatta Airport handled the bulk of traffic, recording 419,810 arrivals, or 63.99% of total airport arrivals. The sharpest growth among major airports was seen at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, where arrivals surged by 133.70%, rising from 270 trips in November 2024 to 631 trips in November 2025.

Sea arrivals through main entry points also showed modest growth, increasing 1.59% m-o-m and 1.52% y-o-y. Batam Port remained the busiest sea gateway with 65,580 arrivals, up 4.39% from October, though 2.66% lower than November 2024. Tanjung Balai Karimun Port recorded 9,700 arrivals, down 8.03% m-o-m but up 1.89% y-o-y, while Tanjung Pinang Port saw 3,880 arrivals, a 5.80% monthly decline but a 2.86% annual increase.

Land arrivals through major gateways rose 1.09% from October but declined 7.21% compared to November 2024. Entikong remained the primary land entry point, with 10,520 arrivals, though this represented a 4.59% m-o-m and 23.27% y-o-y decline.

Border entry points, however, showed stronger growth overall. Foreign tourist arrivals through border entry points rose 42.23% y-o-y in November 2025. Land border crossings accounted for the majority, reaching 10.66mn arrivals, up 37.89% y-o-y and 21.73% m-o-m. Sea border crossings recorded the fastest growth, surging 423.86% y-o-y and 483.54% m-o-m.

Popular destinations

In terms of outbound travel destinations, ASEAN countries continued to dominate the top ten destinations for Indonesian international travelers in November 2025. Malaysia remained the most visited destination, accounting for 27.51% of total trips, though this marked a 0.89 percentage point decline from the previous month.

Saudi Arabia ranked second with 18.38% of total visits, followed by Singapore at 12.42%. Other popular destinations included China, Thailand, Japan, Timor Leste, South Korea, Cambodia, and Australia.

The report also revealed Indonesia's hotel room occupancy rate and average length of stay for hotel guests for November 2025. For more information, check out the full report here.

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Infographics / Central Statistics Agency Indonesia