Visitor Statistical Analysis for September 2026-Tourism Administration, M.O.T.C. Republic of China

A total of 611,755 visitors arrived in the Republic of China in September, 2026, increase 10,416 or 1.73% from the 601,339 in September of last year. The arrivals included 493,898 foreign visitors and 117,857 Overseas Chinese. Compared with September of last year, the number of foreign visitors increase by 8,974 or 1.85%, and the number of Overseas Chinese visitors increase by 1,442 or 1.24%.

Main markets by residence
1. Northeast Asian Market(Japan、Korea):
  1. Northeast Asian Market accounted for 196,223 or 32.08% of the total, up 4.77%, consisting of 196,017 foreign visitors, up 4.78%, and 206 Overseas Chinese, decline 8.44%.
  2. Japan accounted for 135,499 or 22.15% of the total, up 5.75%, consisting of 135,432 foreign visitors, up 5.76%, and 67 Overseas Chinese, decline 11.84%.
  3. Korea accounted for 60,724 or 9.93% of the total, up 2.64%, consisting of 60,585 foreign visitors, up 2.66%, and 139 Overseas Chinese, decline 6.71%.
2. Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao Market:
  1. Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao Market accounted for 125,247 or 20.47% of the total, up 1.15%, consisting of 8,706 foreign visitors, up 4.18%, and 116,541 Overseas Chinese, up 0.94%.
  2. Mainland China accounted for 50,561 or 8.26% of the total, up 16.47%, consisting of 1,569 foreign visitors, up 6.23%, and 48,992 Overseas Chinese, up 16.83%.
  3. Hong Kong and Macao accounted for 74,686 or 12.21% of the total, decline 7.12%, consisting of 7,137 foreign visitors, up 3.74%, and 67,549 Overseas Chinese, decline 8.13%.
3. Western and Oceanian Markets(Europe、U.S.A、Australia and New Zealand):
  1. Western and Oceanian Markets accounted for 82,485 or 13.48% of the total, up 4.99%, consisting of 82,213 foreign visitors, up 5.05%, and 272 Overseas Chinese, decline 10.53%.
  2. Europe accounted for 29,196 or 4.77% of the total, decline 0.6%, consisting of 29,170 foreign visitors, decline 0.62%, and 26 Overseas Chinese, up 18.18%.
  3. U.S.A. accounted for 42,546 or 6.95% of the total, up 8.6%, consisting of 42,311 foreign visitors, up 8.74%, and 235 Overseas Chinese, decline 12.31%.
  4. Australia and New Zealand accounted for 10,743 or 1.76% of the total, up 7.3%, consisting of 10,732 foreign visitors, up 7.34%, and 11 Overseas Chinese, decline 21.43%.
4. Key New Southbound Markets(Singapore、Malaysia、Vietnam、Thailand、Philippines、Indonesia、India):
  1. Key New Southbound Markets accounted for 186,642 or 30.51% of the total, decline 3.31%, consisting of 186,367 foreign visitors, decline 3.32%, and 275 Overseas Chinese, up 2.61%.
  2. Singapore accounted for 24,701 or 4.04% of the total, decline 10.22%, consisting of 24,696 foreign visitors, decline 10.19%, and 5 Overseas Chinese, decline 70.59%.
  3. Malaysia accounted for 22,141 or 3.62% of the total, decline 30.52%, consisting of 22,092 foreign visitors, decline 30.55%, and 49 Overseas Chinese, decline 12.5%.
  4. Vietnam accounted for 37,753 or 6.17% of the total, up 5.84%, consisting of 37,661 foreign visitors, up 5.84%, and 92 Overseas Chinese, up 5.75%.
  5. Thailand accounted for 25,987 or 4.25% of the total, decline 5.16%, consisting of 25,965 foreign visitors, decline 5.16%, and 22 Overseas Chinese, decline 4.35%.
  6. Philippines accounted for 47,572 or 7.78% of the total, up 8.4%, consisting of 47,481 foreign visitors, up 8.36%, and 91 Overseas Chinese, up 28.17%.
  7. Indonesia accounted for 24,195 or 3.96% of the total, up 6.57%, consisting of 24,183 foreign visitors, up 6.58%, and 12 Overseas Chinese, decline 7.69%.
  8. India accounted for 4,293 or 0.7% of the total, up 7.54%, consisting of 4,289 foreign visitors, up 7.47%, and 4 Overseas Chinese, up 300%.
  9. Other countries or regions accounted for 21,158 or 3.46% of the total, up 13.59%, consisting of 20,595 foreign visitors, up 11.51%, and 563 Overseas Chinese, up 258.6%.
Main markets by country of nationality
1. There were 135,028 visitors from Japan accounting for 22.07% of the total. This was up 7,432 or 5.82%, from the number in the same month last year.
2. There were 61,166 visitors from Korea accounting for 10% of the total. This was up 1,250 or 2.09%, from the number in the same month last year.
3. There were 188,186 visitors from Southeast Asia accounting for 30.76% of the total. This was decline 4,564 or 2.37%, from the number in the same month last year.
4. There were 43,700 visitors from U.S.A. accounting for 7.14% of the total. This was up 3,720 or 9.3%, from the number in the same month last year.
5. There were 11,218 visitors from Australia and New Zealand accounting for 1.83% of the total. This was up 671 or 6.36%, from the number in the same month last year.
6. There were 34,179 visitors from Europe accounting for 5.59% of the total. This was up 287 or 0.85%, from the number in the same month last year. Visitors from U.K., Germany, and France accounted for 1.11% (6,762 people), 1.09% (6,645 people), and 0.72% (4,434 people) of the total which were decline 2.51%, up 0.42%, and up 5.1% from the number in the same month last year.
7. Other nationals accounted for 20,421 or 3.34% of the total, up 178 or 0.88%.
8. Overseas Chinese visitors accounted for 117,857 or 19.27%, up 1,442 or 1.24%. Overseas Chinese visitors from Hong Kong and Macao accounted for 67,549 or 57.31%, of the total Overseas Chinese visitors.
Main markets by type of visitor
1. Mode of transportation and port of entry: There were 611,755 visitors, 96.34% by air of whom 589,343. 472,922 visitors or 77.31% through the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, 59,301 visitors or 9.69% through Kaohsiung Airport. Meanwhile, there were 3.66% by sea of whom 22,412. 1,033 visitors or 0.17% through Kaohsiung port, 3,794 visitors or 0.62% through Keelung, 389 visitors or 0.06% through Taichung.
2. Gender: Male visitors accounted for 48.48% (296,570 people) while female were 51.52% (315,185 people).
3. Age: There were 41,835 (6.84%) visitors under 19-year-old, 307,302 (50.23%) between 20 to 39-year-old, 185,734 (30.36%) between 40 to 59-year-old, and 76,884 (12.57%) over 60-year-old.
4. Purpose of visit: The main purposes are Leisure, Business, and Visit Relatives with 376,412 (61.53%), 49,220 (8.05%), and 20,188 (3.3%) visitors.
5. Length of stay: Most of visitors, 122,388 people or 21.32%, stayed 3 Nights. Visitors staying 2 Nights, 88,299 people or 15.38%, ranked second. Visitors stayed for 5-7 Nights, 79,089 people or 13.78%, ranked third. The average length of stay of visitors leaving in September was 7.06 nights.

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Table 1-2 Visitor Arrivals by Residence, 202601-09	File format：XLSX File Size：17 KB Download Counter：114
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Table 1-3 Visitor Arrivals by Nationality, 202601-09	File format：XLSX File Size：13 KB Download Counter：80
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Table 1-8 Visitor Arrivals by Length of Stay, 202601-09	File format：XLSX File Size：17 KB Download Counter：42
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Table 2-2 Outbound Departures of Nationals of the Republic of China by Destination, 202609	File format：XLSX File Size：14 KB Download Counter：62
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