Who Visits Bali? Official 2025 Tourist Statistics by Nationality

Quick answer

Bali recorded 6,948,754 foreign visits in 2025, the most ever. That is 9.72% more than 2024 and 10.7% more than 2019, the last year before COVID.

• Australia is number one: 1,628,459 visits, almost 1 in 4 foreign visits (23.4%).
• India is second with 569,261 visits. China is third with 537,375.
• China is the biggest change. It sent 1,186,057 visits in 2019 and is still 55% below that level.
• Asia is the biggest region. Passport holders from Asia (not counting Southeast Asia) made 2,033,460 visits, more than Europe or Oceania.
• The average foreign visitor stays 12.34 nights in Indonesia, about 13 to 14 days.
• July is the busiest month (697,107 visits) and February the quietest (450,697). Flights cost the most in July and December.

All visitor figures come from BPS-Statistics Bali Province (Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Bali), Indonesia’s official statistics office. Flight prices come from KAYAK. You can check every number with the links in Sources.

How many foreign tourists visit Bali each year?

Bali had 6,948,754 foreign visits in 2025, a new record. Visits fell to almost zero during COVID, came back fast from 2022, and passed the 2019 level in 2024.

2021 shows only 51 visits because Indonesia was closed to tourists during COVID. 2024 passed 2019 by 58,150 visits. 2025 then beat 2019 by 673,544 visits.

Which countries send the most tourists to Bali?

Australia sends the most tourists to Bali by far: 1,628,459 visits in 2025, or 23.4% of all foreign visits. The top 10 countries together made 66.5% of all visits.

India is second, ahead of China. In 2019 it was the other way round: China sent 1,186,057 visits, more than three times India’s 374,043. South Korea now sends more visitors than the United Kingdom, France or the United States.

Which nationalities are growing, and which are shrinking?

Compared with 2019, 9 of the top 12 countries now send more visitors to Bali. China (−54.7%), Japan (−19.1%) and the United States (−0.8%) are still below their 2019 level.

Since 2019, South Korea (+62.5%) and India (+52.2%) grew the most among the top 10. In raw numbers, Australia added the most visits (387,331 more than 2019), while China lost 648,682.

Of the 19 countries BPS lists in both years, Saudi Arabia grew fastest in 2025: +87.3%, to 27,341 visits. It is still a small market. The Netherlands, just outside the top 12, shrank by 2.7%, to 134,409.

Which regions do Bali’s visitors come from?

Asia is now the biggest source region for Bali. Asian passport holders (not counting Southeast Asia and the Middle East) made 2,033,460 visits in 2025, or 29.3% of the total.

Asian visits rose from 337,010 in 2022 to 2,033,460 in 2025, the fastest growth of any region. Counting Southeast Asia too, Asian passports made 2,746,157 visits, about 4 in every 10. Europe and Oceania are almost tied for second place.

How long do foreign tourists stay?

The average foreign visitor to Bali stays 12.34 nights in Indonesia, about 13 to 14 days. The visitor in the middle of the line stays 13.41 nights, about 14 to 15 days.

How we worked out 12.34 nights. BPS gives the average stay for each region, not for each country. We multiplied each region’s visits by its average nights and added them up. Then we divided by all visits:

85,733,312 nights ÷ 6,948,754 visits = 12.34 nights

The seven regions cover every 2025 visit, so nothing is guessed. The average is pulled down by Oceania: it sends a quarter of all visitors (25.9%) but stays only 9.48 nights.

The middle visitor: 13.41 nights. Line up every 2025 visit from the shortest regional stay to the longest. The visit in the middle falls in the Asia group, which averages 13.41 nights. This is a middle value of regional averages, not the exact middle trip, because BPS publishes averages only.

BPS counts nights, the way a hotel does. To turn nights into days, add 1: a 4-night trip covers 5 days. The figures cover the whole trip in Indonesia, not only nights in Bali. For what this means for your own trip, see How Many Days Should You Stay in Bali?

Which months are busiest and quietest in Bali?

July is Bali’s busiest month. It had 697,107 foreign visits in 2025, followed by August (682,866). February was the quietest (450,697), then March (470,851) and November (483,364). July had 55% more visits than February.

The pattern repeats every year. July was also the busiest month in 2024 (625,665 visits) and in 2023. In all three years from 2023 to 2025, the four quietest months were January, February, March and November.

Why each nationality comes when it does

Each country has its own busy month, and most line up with school or public holidays at home. BPS does not give reasons. The reasons below are our reading, checked against each country’s 2025 holiday calendar.

• Summer holidays in the north. The UK, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea all peak in July or August, when schools close for summer. French schools closed on 5 July 2025.
• Winter holidays in the south. Australia peaks in July, during its school winter holidays (late June to July). Bali is warm and dry then, and only a short flight away.
• New Year breaks. China peaks in January: Chinese New Year fell on 29 January 2025, with an 8-day holiday from 28 January to 4 February. Russia also peaks in January, when Russians get a long official New Year break and escape the cold.
• School calendars in Asia. India peaks in May, when schools break for summer (Delhi schools closed from 11 May to 30 June 2025). Malaysia peaks in September, during the school term break (12 to 21 September 2025). Singapore peaks in December, during the year-end school holidays (22 November to 31 December 2025).

The quiet months make sense too. In February, Australian children are back at school and Bali is in its rainy season. November falls between the European summer and Christmas.

Which months are the most expensive and cheapest to visit Bali?

Flights to Bali cost the most in July and December. They cost the least in Bali’s quiet months: January to March and November. This matches the BPS visitor numbers: the busiest months are the most expensive.

Prices are KAYAK’s average return fares found over the past 12 months, checked on 8 October 2026. Your price will depend on your city and how early you book.

• Most expensive: July. It is the most or second most expensive month from every place above. School holidays in Australia, Europe and Asia overlap, so planes fill up.
• Also expensive: December. It is the most expensive month from Australia and the United States, and second from the UK. December is not the busiest month for arrivals, but fares jump around Christmas and New Year, when many people fly at once.
• Cheapest: after the holidays. January to March and November are cheapest, depending on where you fly from. These months fall in Bali’s rainy season (about November to March), when fewer people travel.
• In between: April to June, and September to October. Bali is usually dry then, and fares sit between the cheapest and most expensive months.

What about hotels? We did not find a reliable month-by-month price list for Bali hotels. Hotels usually price by demand, so expect the highest rates in July, August and the Christmas to New Year weeks, and the best deals in February, March and November. Book early for the peak weeks.

How to read these numbers

BPS counts entries recorded by Bali’s immigration offices. Keep these points in mind:

• Visits, not people. Someone who flies into Bali twice in a year is counted twice.
• By passport, not where people live. A British passport holder living in Singapore counts as British.
• Direct arrivals only. Only people who enter Indonesia at Bali are counted: Ngurah Rai airport (99.41% of arrivals in 2025) and the Benoa and Celukan Bawang sea ports. A tourist who lands in Jakarta first and then flies to Bali is not in these numbers.
• Regions changed slightly in 2025. The 2025 report lists the Middle East as its own region. The 2019 to 2024 table puts countries like Saudi Arabia under Asia. So we compare countries across years, not regions.
• One gap in the data. The BPS 2019 to 2024 table shows no figure for India in 2023.
• One label error in the report. In the Africa section, the BPS text says “Middle East” (Timur Tengah) next to the 15.39-night figure. That figure is Africa’s. The Middle East’s own figure is 13.11 nights.

Frequently asked questions

Which country sends the most tourists to Bali?

Australia. In 2025, Australian passport holders made 1,628,459 visits to Bali, which is 23.4% of all foreign visits. India (569,261) came second and China (537,375) came third.

How many foreign tourists visited Bali in 2025?

Bali recorded 6,948,754 foreign visits in 2025, the highest number ever. That is 9.72% more than 2024 (6,333,360) and 10.7% more than 2019 (6,275,210), the last year before COVID.

How many Australians visit Bali each year?

Australian passport holders made 1,628,459 visits to Bali in 2025. That is 5.5% more than in 2024 (1,544,141) and 31.2% more than in 2019 (1,241,128). Almost 1 in 4 foreign visitors to Bali is Australian.

How many Indian tourists visit Bali?

Indian passport holders made 569,261 visits to Bali in 2025. That is 3.4% more than in 2024 (550,379) and 52.2% more than in 2019 (374,043). India is Bali's second-largest market after Australia.

Have Chinese tourists come back to Bali?

Partly. Chinese visits rose 19.8% in 2025 to 537,375. That is still 55% below the 1,186,057 visits of 2019, when China was Bali's second-largest market.

Which nationality is growing fastest in Bali?

Compared with 2019, South Korea (+62.5%) and India (+52.2%) grew the most among Bali's top 10 countries. In 2025 alone, Saudi Arabia grew fastest of the 19 countries BPS lists in both years (+87.3%), but from a small base of 27,341 visits.

What is the busiest month for tourists in Bali?

July. Bali had 697,107 foreign visits in July 2025, the most of any month, followed by August (682,866). February was the quietest, with 450,697 foreign visits. July was also the busiest month in 2024 and 2023.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Bali?

It depends on where you fly from. Based on KAYAK fares over the past 12 months, the cheapest month was February from Australia (about A$398 return), March from the United States (US$1,091), November from the United Kingdom (£666) and January from Singapore (S$179). July and December were the most expensive months from most places.

What is the average length of stay of foreign tourists in Bali?

The average foreign visitor stays 12.34 nights in Indonesia, or about 13 to 14 days, based on BPS 2025 data weighted by visits from each region. Europeans stay the longest (16.88 nights) and Southeast Asians the shortest (4.63 nights). The figures cover the whole trip in Indonesia, not only Bali.

Sources

All visitor numbers in this article come from BPS-Statistics Bali Province (Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Bali), Indonesia’s official statistics office. You can check each figure yourself:

1. Foreign Tourist Statistics of Bali Province 2025 (Statistik Wisatawan Mancanegara ke Provinsi Bali 2025), Volume 33. BPS-Statistics Bali Province, published 15 June 2026. Catalog 8401001.51, ISSN 2355-2972. Used for: 2025 totals, monthly visits (Appendix 1), visits by passport and month (Appendices 4 and 5), and regional totals and average stay by region (Chapters 3 and 4).
2. Number of Foreign Visitors Arriving Directly by Nationality to Bali 2019–2024. BPS-Statistics Bali Province, statistics table. Used for: yearly visits by nationality from 2019 to 2024.

Flight prices and holiday dates (not from BPS):

• Flight prices: KAYAK route pages to Denpasar from Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Singapore. Average return fares over the past 12 months, checked on 8 October 2026.
• Holiday dates: Singapore school terms and holidays 2025 (Kranji Secondary School, a Ministry of Education school); Malaysia school holidays 2025/2026 (TechARP); China public holidays 2025 (Beijing Municipal Government); Calendrier scolaire 2024-2025 (France) (French Ministry of Education); Delhi school calendar 2025-26 (Careers360, reporting the Delhi Directorate of Education); Australian school holidays (Tourism Australia); New Year holidays in Russia (TASS).

Growth percentages and the all-visitor average stay are our own calculations from these two sources. Our growth figures match the year-on-year changes BPS prints in its 2025 report, for example Australia +5.46% and China +19.83%. The regional stay figures in the 2025 report come from BPS’s national survey, Statistik Pengeluaran Wisatawan Mancanegara 2025. Sources last checked on 8 October 2026.

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