In 2022, the number of Indian nationals leaving the country was 216,000, of whom 6.913 million were women. (Getty)
The top ten countries where Indian women travel abroad include Australia, Ireland, Israel, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Pakistan, Hong Kong and Switzerland
Official figures analyzed by News18 show that women still account for less than half of inbound and outbound traffic and have not improved over the past few years. Analysis shows that only four out of every 10 tourists arriving in India are women, while only three out of every 10 Indian women travel.
According to the Ministry of Tourism, the proportion of women arriving in India between 2011 and 2023 ranged from 40% to 42%. , turnover rates range from 28% to 34%.
In 2023, the number of outbound passengers from India reached a record high of 2.72 billion rupees. The share of women is only Rs 92.73 lakh, while the share of men is Rs 180 crore, which is almost double that of women. In 2022, the number of Indian nationals leaving the country was 216,000, of whom 6.913 million were women. In 2021, when 8.551 million Indians went abroad, the proportion of women was 2.394 million. In 2019, 2.69 billion people from India went abroad, of which only 8.343 million were women.
Similarly, India had 9.236 million foreign tourists in 2023, of which only 3.879 million were women.
Latest gender details of foreign tourist arrivals in 2022 by country. The proportion is quite low (less than 30%). On the other hand, there are more women than men in Indian free trade agreements, including Thailand (62.1%), Vietnam (59.8%), Kazakhstan (57.9%), Ukraine (57.0%), United Arab Emirates (55.6%), Mauritius, etc. country.
According to the latest gender distribution of India's outbound population in 2022, the proportion of women in most countries is between 25% and 50%. Some countries such as Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Nigeria, Sudan, Kuwait, The proportions in Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Myanmar, China and South Korea are quite low in 2022 (less than 25%).
The top ten countries where Indian women travel abroad include Australia (48%), Ireland (47%), Israel (47%), the United Kingdom (46%), New Zealand (46%), Canada (46%), United States of America (46%), Pakistan (45%), Hong Kong (44%) and Switzerland (43%).
Tourism is one of the largest foreign exchange earners for any economy. It not only helps cultural exchanges, but also plays an important role in economic development and employment in remote and backward areas.
