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ANNUAL REPORT 2017TOURISM STATISTICS

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Tourism Statistics Annual Report 20172

TOURISM STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT 2017

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TOURISM STATISTICS ANNUAL REPORT 2017

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E-mail: [email protected]: www.statsbots.org.bw

ISBN: 978-99968-458-4-0

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PREFACE

This tourism annual report provides the latest statistics on both visitors and non-visitors during 2017 and follows the 2016 report released in September 2018.

The information contained in this publication is compiled from completed immigration embarkation forms. International travelers entering and leaving the country are required to complete embarkation forms at all gazetted points of entry/departure. This covers all land borders as well as airports.

Users who require more information can contact the Directorate of Stakeholder Relations on 3671300. All Statistics Botswana outputs/publications are available on the website at www.statsbots.org.bw and at the Statistics Botswana Information Resource Centre (Head-Office, Gaborone).

I sincerely thank all stakeholders involved in the formulation of this report, particularly the Department of Immigration and Citizenship for the administrative data used to compile this Tourism Statistics Annual Report. I also thank all other stakeholders for their continued support as we strive to better serve users of our services.

……………………….Dr Burton S. MguniStatistician General March 2019


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE .........................................................................................................................................................................4

List of Tables ...................................................................................................................................................................6

List of Figures ..................................................................................................................................................................6

Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................................................7

1.0 Introduction and Background ........................................................................................................................8 1.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………......8

1.1.1 Arrangement of Report.………………………………………………………………………………….........8 1.1.2 Limitations of the Report…………….…………………………………………………………………...........81.2 Background…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8

2.0 International Tourist Arrivals ...........................................................................................................................92.1 Tourists by Country and Region of Residence ........................................................................................92.2 Top Ten Leading Overseas Countries ......................................................................................................9 2.3 Top Ten Leading SADC Countries ..........................................................................................................112.4 Tourists by Purpose of Entry .....................................................................................................................12

2.5 Tourists by Mode of Arrival……………………………………………………………………………................12 2.6 Tourists by Month of Arrival.……………………………………………………………………………...............13

2.7 Tourists by Age Distribution ......................................................................................................................142.8 Tourists by Sex Distribution .......................................................................................................................15

2.9 Tourists by Sex and Purpose of Entry…………………………………………………………………...............15

3.0 Overall Travelers (Arrivals and Departures)…………………………………………………………....................17 3.1 Purpose of Entry…………………………………..…………………………………………………………..........17

3.2 Month of Arrival and Departure………………………………………………………………………..............18 3.3 Mode of Travel .........................................................................................................................................19

3.4 Age Group ................................................................................................................................................20 3.5 Nationality .................................................................................................................................................203.6 Border Posts ...............................................................................................................................................21

4.0 Technical Notes ............................................................................................................................................224.1 Data Source and Methodology .............................................................................................................22

4.2 Definitions of Terms ……………………………………………………………………………………….............22

5.0 Appendices ...................................................................................................................................................24


List of Tables

Table 1: Top Ten Overseas Countries by Type and Country of Residence, 2017 ..............................................10Table 2: Top Ten SADC Countries by Type of Tourist and Country of Residence, 2017 ....................................11Table 3: Distribution of Tourists by Type and Purpose of Entry, 2017 ....................................................................12Table 4: Distribution of Tourists by Mode of Travel and Purpose of Entry, 2017 ..................................................13Table 5: Number of Tourists by Age Group, 2017 ..................................................................................................14Table 6: Number of Tourists by Sex and Purpose of Entry, 2017 ...........................................................................15Table 7: Distribution of Arrivals and Departures by Mode of Travel, 2017 ..........................................................19

List of Figures

Figure 1: Distribution of Tourists from Leading Overseas Countries, 2017……………………….............................10Figure 2: Distribution of Tourists from Leading SADC Countries, 2017………………..………….............................11Figure 3: Number of Tourists by Month of Arrival, 2017………………………………………………….......................13Figure 4: Percentage Distribution of Tourists by Age Group, 2017 ......................................................................14Figure 5: Percentage Distribution of Tourists by Sex, 2017 ....................................................................................15Figure 6: Distribution of Tourists by Sex and Purpose of Entry, 2017 .....................................................................16Figure 7: Total Number of Arrivals and Departures from 2005 to 2017 ...............................................................17Figure 8: Percentage Distribution of Arrivals by Purpose of Entry, 2017 ..............................................................18Figure 9: Arrivals and Departures by Month 2017 .................................................................................................18Figure 10: Distribution of Arrivals/ Departures by Age Group, 2017 ....................................................................20Figure 11: Ten Busiest Border Posts, 2017 ................................................................................................................21


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Tourists refer to both same day visitors and overnight tourists. In 2017, the country received a total of 1, 774, 960 visitors, with 91.4 percent attributable to tourists (overnight visitors) while same day visitors accounted for 8.6 percent (152, 372). An increase of 3.7 percent was recorded for the numbers of visitors during 2017. Visitors from Zimbabwe account for 33.4 percent while those from South Africa represented 32.9 percent of total visitors during the year.

Tourists from the top ten overseas countries accounted for 11.4 percent of total tourists during the year. Tourists who came for “Holiday” accounted for 28.3 percent of total tourists during 2017, while those who came for “Business” and “Visiting Friends & Relatives” (VFR) represented 23.2 percent and 22.5 percent respectively. Tourists who entered the country by air represented 6.7 percent of total tourists during the year. Among the tourists who came by air, Sir Seretse Khama International Airport accounted for 54.4 percent while those who entered through Maun Airport represented 29.9 percent.

December was the most popular month of arrival for tourists during 2017, with 11.0 percent, followed by July and August at 9.8 percent and 9.5 percent respectively. Ages ranging from 25 to 44 years combined, accounted for 53.1 percent of total tourists during the year.

A figure of 2, 305,205 was recorded for all arrivals while 2, 308,137 was recorded for all departures during 2017. Travellers in transit accounted for 26.2 percent of all arrivals, followed by those that came in for Holiday at 21.8 percent. Zimbabwe nationals accounted for 35.0 percent of arrivals and 35.9 percent of departures during the year under review. Arrivals of South African nationality accounted for 30.6 percent while departures represented 30.3 percent of all departures during 2017.

Ramokgwebana Border Post was the busiest during 2017, having received 21.9 percent of all arrivals while 19.9 percent of all departures went out through the same border post.


CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

1.1 Introduction

This report presents the most recent statistics on arrivals and departures during 2017. The report is categorised into two parts, the first part giving information on tourists only while the second part presents information on all arrivals and departures during the year under review.

1.1.1 Arrangement of the Report

This report categorises the travellers into two parts. The first part presents characteristics of visitors in Chapter 2. The second part, presented in Chapter 3 focuses on all travellers entering and departing the country. Chapter 4 gives Sources and Methods and definitions of terms used in the report, while Chapter 5 contains appendices, consisting of main tables on which smaller tables and graphs, included in the body of the report are based.

1.1.2 Limitations of the Report

The focus of data collected is currently on non-citizens (temporary residents and foreign nationals) only. This report does not provide inbound and outbound data on citizens. As a consequence of having both automated and non-automated border posts in operation, it is not possible to calculate the actual length of stay of visitors even though data on the amount of time (days) granted is captured in the Immigration Entry/Departure forms. As people can enter the country through an automated border post but depart through a non-automated border post, this makes it difficult to calculate the actual length of stay in the country as data from automated and non-automated borders cannot be reconciled.

1.2 Background

The Tourism statistics report is an annual publication that depicts the statistics of non-citizens including temporary residents entering and leaving the country. The common terms used for these are Arrivals and Departures.

The statistics carried in this report include Arrivals and Departures of visitors and non-visitors by country and region of nationality, residence, purpose of entry, mode of travel used, point of entry and exit as well as gender and age distribution. The information contained in this report is derived from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Arrival/Departure forms, which are completed by non-citizens at points of entry and exit.

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has automated the busiest border posts and is therefore able to provide Statistics Botswana with data electronically. These borders account for over 90 percent of all inbound and outbound travellers.

Forms from the non-automated borders are captured by Statistics Botswana and the information is then merged with that from the automated borders before analysis. Botswana citizens are exempted from completing the immigration Entry/Departure forms. The figures on Arrivals and Departures contained in this publication therefore only cover non-citizens, both visitors and temporary residents of Botswana. However, with the increasing demand for statistics on outbound travellers, including information on citizens, it will be necessary to collect and compile data on citizens in future.


CHAPTER 2: TOURISTS

This chapter gives information on inbound visitors who came into the country in 2017. These visitors are classified into same-day visitors and tourists. Same-day visitors are mostly excursionists who take a trip that does not include an overnight stay at their destination, while tourists (overnight) represents visitors who spend at least a night at the country being visited. The chapter details statistics compiled according to country and region of residence, purpose of visit, mode of travel, month of visit, point of entry as well as the demographic characteristics of the visitor.

In compilation of this report, half of transit travellers are regarded as visitors. This is taking into consideration the fact that some of these transit travellers end up having expenditure in the country as they are transiting. This expenditure may be incurred through having to spend a night in the country and/or any other expenditure. As a result, tourist statistics discussed here includes half of transit travellers. The country of residence as opposed to nationality, is used as reference when compiling tourist statistics.

2.1 Tourists by Country and Region of Residence

Appendices 1 and 2 are dedicated to tourists only. Appendix 1 gives both overnight tourists and same day tourists by country of residence as well as percentage distributions of total tourists at country level. Appendix 2 presents tourists by Country of Residence as well as Purpose of Visit.

During 2017, Botswana received a total of 1,774,960 visitors, with 91.4 percent (1,622,588) accounted for by tourists (overnight visitors) while 8.6 percent (152,372) was attributed to same-day visitors. The total number of tourists shows a 3.7 percent (62,726) increase compared to 1,712,234 during the previous year. As can be seen from Appendices 1 and 2, most visitors came from Zimbabwe and South Africa, with the two countries contributing 33.4 percent (592,226) and 32.9 percent (583,930) respectively, of the total visitors during the year. The majority of tourists, 84.5 percent (1,499,043), reside in the SADC Region.

2.2 Top Ten Leading Overseas Countries

Table 1 which is based on Appendix 1, shows that the top ten overseas countries recorded 202,884 tourists, accounting for 11.4 percent of total tourists (1,774,960) during 2017.

Of the 202,884 tourists that came from the top ten overseas countries, more than a quarter, 26.0 percent (52,733) were from the United States of America followed by those from Germany and the United Kingdom at 21.7 percent (44,059) and 14.1 percent (28,600) respectively.

Overnight Tourists from the Top Ten Overseas Countries make more than 90 percent of the total tourists from each of those countries. With respect to United States of America, France, Canada and Japan, overnight tourists’ percentage contribution to total tourists were 88.0 percent, 89.4 percent, 89.6 percent and 82.8 percent in that order.


Figure 1, which is based on Table 1 and Appendix 1, show that most overnight tourists from the top ten overseas countries came from the United States of America followed by Germany and the United Kingdom.

Table 1: Top Ten Overseas Countries by Type and Country of Residence, 2017

Country of Residence

Tourists (Overnight) Total

Overnight Day Visitors Total Percentage

United States 46 407 6 326 52 733 26.0

Germany 40 844 3 215 44 059 21.7

United Kingdom 26 508 2 092 28 600 14.1

Australia 16 203 1 767 17 970 8.9

France 11 869 1 411 13 280 6.5

Netherlands 12 260 384 12 644 6.2

Canada 8 261 957 9 218 4.5

Japan 7 549 1 564 9 113 4.5

Switzerland 7 565 535 8 100 4.0

Spain 6 529 638 7 167 3.5

Total 183 995 18 889 202 884 100.0

All other Countries 1 414 265 130 228 1 572 076

Grand Total 1 598 260 149 117 1 774 960

Figure 1: Distribution of Tourists from Top Ten Overseas Countries, 2017 in Thousands

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2.3 Top Ten Leading SADC Countries

Figure 2 and Table 2 show the top ten SADC countries that provided Botswana with tourists during 2017. Tourists residing in the top ten countries of the SADC region make up 84.4 percent (1,497,413) of the total tourists during the year under review. This shows a decrease of 2.9 percentage points as compared to the region’s contribution of 87.3 percent during the previous year. Zimbabwe and South Africa were the major contributors at 39.6 percent (592,266) and 39.0 percent (583,930) respectively. Other countries can be observed on Table 2 and Figure 2.

Overnight Tourists constituted at least 90 percent of total tourists at country level for the top ten SADC countries, with the exception of Zambia and Namibia. Day trippers from Zambia and Namibia respectively accounted for 29.9 percent (38, 038) and 23.4 percent (29, 769) of all day trippers from the ten leading SADC countries.

Table 2: Top Ten Leading SADC Countries by Type of Tourist and Country of Residence, 2017.


Type of Tourist Total

Overnight Tourists Same Day Number Percentage

Zimbabwe 562 649 29 617 592 266 39.6

South Africa 555 093 28 837 583 930 39.0

Zambia 110 579 38 038 148 617 9.9

Namibia 96 116 29 769 125 885 8.4

Lesotho 17 889 180 18 069 1.2

Malawi 10 501 360 10 861 0.7

Swaziland 6 855 84 6 939 0.5

Mozambique 5 785 120 5 905 0.4

Tanzania 3 623 109 3 732 0.2

Angola 1 141 68 1 209 0.1

Total 1 370 231 127 182 1 497 413 100.0

All other Countries 252 357 25 190 277 547

Grand Total 1 622 588 152 372 1 774 960

Figure 2: Distribution of Tourists from leading SADC Countries, 2017 in Thousands

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2.4 Tourists by Purpose of Entry

Table 3 presents the number of tourists by purpose of entry as well as associated percentage distributions. Compared to the previous year, 2017 recorded an increase of 3.7 percent (62, 726) in the total number of tourists, from 1,712,234 during 2016 to 1,774,960 currently. A significant increase in purpose of entry was observed for those on ‘Holiday’, at 81.8 percent (225, 992) from 276, 317 in 2016 to 502,309 currently. Decreases were recorded for ‘Visiting Friends & Relatives’ and Business at 23.5 percent (93, 709) from 492, 377 to 398, 668 and 21.4 percent (112, 117) from 524, 097 to 411, 980 respectively, when comparing situations in 2016 and 2017.

There has been an increase in the number of tourists who came for purposes of “Religious, Conferencing, Sports, Medical & Shopping activities” which are grouped together under one category called ‘Other’ Purposes. The number of tourists has increased two fold from 63, 007 in 2016 to 156, 756 in 2017. These tourists represented 8.8 percent of all tourists who came to Botswana during the year under review. In 2017 most of the Tourists came for Holiday at 28.3 percent (502, 309) followed by those who were on Business at 23.2 percent (411, 980).

2.5 Tourists by Mode of Arrival

Table 4 presents tourists by mode of travel. There are mainly three modes of travel used in Botswana; these being Road, Rail and Air. Air Travel is presented by major Airports, with Airstrips grouped together under one category called ‘Other”. Percentages distributions for type of tourist by airport are calculated as a percentage of the total for individual type of tourist by air, while percentages for type of tourist by Air and Road are calculated as a percentage of the overall total of tourists.

Road accounted for the highest percentage of tourist who came into the country at 93.3 percent (1,655,489), followed by those who flew-in at 6.7 percent (119,409). Air travel showed a slight decline of 0.1 percent (137) from 119, 546 in 2016 to 119,409 currently. Rail Travel recorded 62 tourist arrivals compared to 52 arrivals in 2016.A total of 119, 409 tourists came by air transport representing 6.7 percent of all tourists. Majority of tourists travelling by air, 54.4 percent (64,933) entered the country through Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. These were followed by those who landed in Maun Airport at 29.9 percent (35,650). Tourist arrivals through Kasane airport accounted for 12.3 percent (14,664) of total Air arrivals.

A further analysis of Air travellers by purpose of entry shows that most of the tourists who were Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) came through SSK Airport, at 85.0 percent of visitors who came for that purpose by air. Those who came for Business through SSK Airport accounted for 92.1 percent of all tourists arriving for that purpose by air (Table 4). The tourists who came for Holiday purpose entered the country through Maun and Kasane airports mainly, with Maun accounting for 57.5 percent while Kasane received 20.0 percent of tourist arrivals who came for Holiday by air. This scenario owes to the proximity of these two airports to the major tourist attractions of Moremi Game Reserve, the Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park.

The In-transit arrivals came in mostly through Kasane Airport, with this airport constituting 86.3 percent of all Air Tourists who were In-Transit. Sir Seretse Khama International Airport accounted for the bulk of ‘Other’ visitors at 82.1 percent. This is due to Gaborone as the main entry point for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Meetings (MICE) from both regional and international visitors.

Table 3: Distribution of Tourists by Type and Purpose of Entry, 2017

Type of Visitor by Purpose of Visit

Tourist (Overnight) Day Visitor Total

Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

VFR 372 425 23.0 26 243 17.2 398 668 22.5

Holiday/Tourist 456 589 28.1 45 720 30.0 502 309 28.3

Business 381 382 23.5 30 598 20.1 411 980 23.2

In Transit 269 998 16.6 35 249 23.1 305 247 17.2

Other 142 194 8.8 14 562 9.6 156 756 8.8

Total 1 622 588 100 152 372 100 1 774 960 100


Table 4: Distribution of Tourists by Mode of Travel, Point of Entry and Purpose of Entry - 2017

Mode of Travel

Visiting Friends or Family Holiday Business In Transit Other TOTAL

Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %

Air 11 156 2.8 58 185 11.6 46 804 11.4 1999 0.7 1,265 0.8 119 409 6.7

SSK Airport 9 478 85.0 11 096 19.1 43 126 92.1 194 9.7 1 039 82.1 64 933 54.4

Maun Airport 891 8.0 33 451 57.5 1 152 2.5 51 2.6 105 8.3 35 650 29.9

Kasane Airport 220 2.0 11 614 20.0 1 043 2.2 1725 86.3 62 4.9 14 664 12.3

Francistown Airport 544 4.9 476 0.8 1 367 2.9 25 1.3 36 2.8 2 448 2.1

Other (Airstrips) 23 0.2 1 548 2.7 116 0.2 4 0.2 23 1.8 1 714 1.4

Rail 8.3 35 650 29.9 2 26 - 62 0.0

Road 387 512 444 090 365 174 303 222 155 491 1 655 489 93.3

TOTAL 398 668 502 309 411 980 305 247 156 756 1 774 960 100

2.6 Tourists by Month of Arrival

Figure 3 displays tourist arrivals by Month of Arrival. This figure presents stacked bar chart showing both day trippers and overnight tourists, but discussions are based on total monthly tourist arrivals. December recorded the highest number of tourists at 194, 649 (11.0 percent), followed July and August with 173,498 (9.8 percent) and 168,622 (9.5 percent) respectively. The monthly least number of tourists was 99,291 recorded in February, representing 5.6 percent of the total for both day visitors and over-night tourists.

Figure 3: Number of tourists by Month of Arrival, 2017 in Thousands


Table 5: Number of Tourists by Age Group, 2017

Age Group

Overnight Day Visitor Total

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


2.8 Tourists by Sex Distribution

Gender distribution for 2017 follow the same pattern as that for 2016, with males dominating for both categories of tourists (Overnight and Day Visitors). For Tourists (Overnight), males represent 62.4 percent (1,012, 495) while with regard to Day Visitors, males accounted for 59.8 percent (91,118) of the total as displayed in Figure 5.

Figure 5: Percentage Distribution of Tourists by Sex, 2017

2.9 Tourists by Sex and Purpose of Entry

Table 6 profiles tourists by gender and purpose of entry into the country. This table shows that in total, 39.5 percent (700,785) of tourists were female in 2017.

Most of the males, 25.7 percent (276,221) came for Holiday followed by those who were on Business related activities and those who were In-Transit at 25.5 percent (274,221) and 20.6 percent (220,875) respectively. Most females came for Holiday, 32.3 percent (226, 088) followed by those Visiting Friends and Relatives at 25.7 percent (179, 828).

Table 6: Number of Tourists by Sex and Purpose of Entry, 2017

Purpose of Entry

Male Female TOTAL

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

TOTAL 1 074 175 60.5 700 785 39.5 1 774 960 100

VFR 218 840 20.4 179 828 25.7 398 668 22.5

Holiday 276 221 25.7 226 088 32.3 502 309 28.3

Business 274 221 25.5 137 759 19.7 411 980 23.2

In Transit 220 875 20.6 84 372 12 305 247 17.2

Other 84 018 7.8 72 738 10.4 156 756 8.8


Figure 6: Distribution of Tourists by Sex and Purpose of Entry – 2017 in Thousands


Figure 7: Total Number of Arrivals and Departures from 2005 to 2017 in Thousands

CHAPTER 3: ALL TRAVELERS

This Section looks at total arrivals and departures during the year under review. Appendix 3 and Appendix 16 show that a total of 2,305,205 Arrivals and a total of 2,308,137 Departures were recorded in and out of Botswana, respectively during 2017. The overall number of arrivals decreased by 4.1 percent (96, 581) from 2,401, 786 recorded in 2016. On the other hand departures recorded an increase of 6.2 percent (135, 216) from a total of 2,172, 921 departures observed the previous year.

Figure 7 shows the trend of arrivals and departures from 2005 to 2017. The year 2010 shows the highest peak at around 3.2 million with respect to arrivals. The lowest record of arrivals can be observed for 2006 at around with 1.8 million. With regard to departures, the highest peak can be observed for 2013 at slightly above 2.5 million while the lowest peak is observable for 2005 at around 1.8 million.

1 The 2011 figures are not available

3.1 Purpose of Entry

Appendix 6 shows the number of Arrivals by Country of Residence and Purpose of Entry. Figure 8 gives the graphical presentation of percentage distributions of arrivals by purpose of entry. Most of the Arrivals were those In-Transit. They make up 26.2 percent (603, 206) of total Arrivals. These are followed by those who came for Holiday and Business at 21.8 percent (502, 309) and 17.9 percent (411, 980) respectively. A few arrivals did not state their reason of visit, and these represented 0.1 percent (1,821) of total arrivals (2,305,205). This shows some improvement in the completeness of the data as compared to 2016 where 0.5 percent (11,562) of Arrivals (2,401,786) did not state the purpose for their visit.

In Figure 8, “Other1”, mainly consists of Arrivals for purposes of shopping, religious activities, conferencing, sports and medical reasons, which are not specifically labelled in the form but are understood to fall under category “Other - specify”. “Other2” comprises those arriving for all other purposes not specified as in Appendices 5 and 6.


3.2 Month of Arrival and Departure

Appendix 13 shows the number of arrivals while the number of departures by month are presented in Appendix 20.

Arrivals and departures follow a similar pattern in that the highest records were in December and the lowest in February. The highest number of Arrivals was recorded in December at 253, 743, representing 11.0 percent of total arrivals. This was followed by July and April with 219, 495 and 216, 550 respectively, representing 9.5 percent and 9.4 percent of total arrivals in that order. The month that recorded the least number of Arrivals is February at 131,057, accounting for 5.7 percent of total arrivals.

The highest number of Departures was recorded in December at 257,948, accounting for 11.2 percent of total departures during the year. February registered the least number of departures at 133,057, representing 5.8 percent.

Figure 8: Percentage Distribution of Arrivals by Purpose of Entry - 2017

Figure 9: Arrivals and Departures by Month 2017

Note: Other1 = Arrivals for Shopping, Religious activities, Conferencing, Sports & Medical reasons. Other2 = Arrivals for all other purposes not specified as in Appendix 5 and 6 and those whose purpose of arrival was ‘Not Stated’.


3.3 Mode of Travel

Table 7 shows Arrivals and Departures by Mode of Transport to the entry or exit point.

Road travel accounted for 93.2 percent (2,147,378) of all arrivals and 92.9 percent (2,143,906) of all departures. Ramokgwebana is the busiest border post used by road travellers with 23.5 percent (505, 680) of arrivals and 21.5 percent (460,015) of departures by road. This is followed by Tlokweng at 12.8 percent (275, 586) for arrivals and 13.3 percent (284,643) for departures.

Air Travel made 6.8 percent (157, 734) of all arrivals and 7.1 percent (164,141) of total departures. Sir Seretse Khama Airport was the busiest airport, accounting for 61.0 percent (96, 143) of arrivals and 60.1 percent (98,625) of departures by air. Maun Airport followed with 24.2 percent (38, 211) of arrivals and 24.1 percent (39,513) of departures. Airstrips recorded 1.2 percent (1, 882) of arrivals and 1.0 percent (1,646) of departures. Airstrips include Limpopo Valley, Sowa Pan, and Orapa. Airstrips account for a small percentage of air travellers as these are mostly charter flights that service the mining and tourism industries as and when required. Ramokgwebana Rail recorded 93 arrivals and 90 departures during 2017.

Table 7: Distribution of Arrivals and Departures by Mode of Travel - 2017

Mode of Transport

Arrivals Departures

Number Percent Number Percent

Air 157 734 6.8 164 141 7.1

SSKA 96 143 61.0 98 625 60.1

Maun Airport 38 211 24.2 39 513 24.1

Kasane Airport 17 708 11.2 20 603 12.6

Francistown Airport 3 790 2.4 3 754 2.3

Other (Airstrips) 1 882 1.2 1 646 1.0

Rail 93 0.0 90 0.0

Ramokgwebana Rail 93 100 90 100

Road 2 147 378 93.2 2 143 906 92.9

Ramokgwebana 505 680 23.5 460 015 21.5

Tlokweng 275 586 12.8 284 643 13.3

Martin’s Drift 199 533 9.3 249 750 11.6

Kazungula Road 182 539 8.5 196 694 9.2

Kazungula Ferry 187 918 8.8 180 916 8.4

Pioneer Gate 144 278 6.7 139 396 6.5

Mamuno 128 259 6.0 125 119 5.8

Ramatlabama 124 992 5.8 114 842 5.4

Ngoma Bridge 95 168 4.4 64 022 3.0

Other 303 425 14.1 328 509 15.3

Total 2 305 205 100 2 308 137 100


3.4 Age Group

Figure 10 is based on Appendix 8 and Appendix 19. This figure shows that the age group that accounted for the highest number of arrivals was 35-39 years having recorded 341, 883 followed by age group 30-34 with 340, 195, accounting for 14.8 percent of all arrivals each.

The age-group 35-39 accounted for the highest number of departures at 341, 301 followed by those aged 30-34 at 334,032; representing 14.8 percent and 14.5 percent respectively.

3.5 Nationality

Appendix 3 and Appendix 16 show that most of the arrivals and departures are nationals of the SADC Region, making 85.0 percent (1,959,598) of all arrivals and 85.5 percent (1,974,555) of all departures. The appendices show that Zimbabweans accounted for most of the movements with 35.0 percent (807, 332) of all arrivals and 35.9 percent (828, 966) of all departures.

South African nationals follow at 30.6 percent (705,994) of all arrivals and 30.3 percent (698, 336) of all departures, showing a decrease in arrivals of 7.1 percent (53, 570) compared to 759, 564 the previous year. South African nationals recorded an increase of 3.6 percent (24, 215) on departures compared to 674,121 observed in 2016.

With regard to nationalities from overseas, the United States of America accounted for 2.6 percent (59, 152) of all arrivals while nationals of Germany and United Kingdom represented 2.2 percent (50, 444) and 1.7 percent (40, 058) respectively.

Figure 10: Distribution of Arrivals/ Departures by Age Group – 2017 in Thousands


3.6 Border Posts

Discussion on Border Posts is based on Appendices 13 and 20. Ramokgwebana Border Post was the busiest border having received 21.9 percent (505, 680) of all arrivals and 19.9 percent (460,015) of all departures. This is expected as most of the travellers recorded came into the country from Zimbabwe, see Appendix 4. Tlokweng Border Post, which is used mainly, by those who reside in South Africa, follows with 12.0 percent (275, 586) of Arrivals and 12.3 percent (284,643) departures. The third busiest border post for Arrivals is Martin’s Drift with 8.7 percent (199, 533). The border post is mainly used by travellers to Limpopo province in South Africa. The latter has dislodged Kazungula Ferry from the previous year, which is now in fourth place with 8.2 percent (187, 918) for arrivals and at fifth spot for departures with 7.8 percent (180, 916).

Figure 11 shows the top ten busiest Border Posts and is based on Appendices 13 and 20.

Figure 11: Ten Busiest Border Posts – 2017 in Thousands


CHAPTER 4: TECHNICAL NOTES

This chapter presents data sources, methodology and definitions of terms used in production of tourism statistics. This is meant to enable the users to interpret the statistics carried in the report with understanding of how the raw data is sourced, how processing and compilation of the report is done and what the various terms used in the report mean.

4.1 Data Source and Methodology

The data used in the production of this report is sourced from administrative records of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Over 90 percent of the data is electronically captured and provided by this department to Statistics Botswana. The busiest points of entry/exit, which handle high volumes of travellers, have been automated. The data is captured into the Passport and Border Control System (PBCS). The remaining percentage of the data comes from the non-automated borders and is manually captured by Data Processing staff at Statistics Botswana. These two datasets are then merged for processing.

International Tourist data is collected using Arrival and Departure forms that are filled in by non-citizens at all gazetted points of entry and exit (Land Borders and Airports). Each form asks questions on personal characteristics of the traveller which include among others, sex, age, country of nationality, country of residence and purpose of entry. By default data is also collected on month of travel, mode of transport and point of entry.

Percentages are independently rounded, therefore in some cases they may not add to the total. The results and analysis presented in the report follow the guidelines, definitions and classifications recommended by United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC). This publication is produced in line with internationally accepted statistical standards and guidelines.

4.2 Definition of Terms

Traveller- An individual who moves between different geographic locations (in this case countries) for any purpose and any duration.

Foreigner – An international traveller who is not a Botswana Citizen nor holder of a temporary resident status.

Overseas – All countries and territories outside the continent of Africa.

Visitor - Refers to any person travelling to a place other than that of his/her usual environment for less than twelve months and whose main purpose of the trip is other than the exercise of an activity remunerated from the place visited.

Tourist (Overnight) – An international visitor who stays at least one night in a collective or private accommodation in the country visited.

Same-day visitor – An international visitor who does not spend the night in either a collective or private accommodation in the country visited.Excursionist – A same-day visitor whose trip does not include an overnight stay (usually visiting for leisure).

Resident – Refers to a non-citizen residing in Botswana on a permanent or temporary basis.

Country of Nationality – A country where citizenship is held.

Non-resident – Refers to a foreigner (excluding resident) entering or departing the country.


Country of residence – A country where one usually resides but may not necessarily be the same as the country of origin (nationality) or country of passport.

Point of entry – Official border post (land border and airport).

VFR – Refers to travelling for purpose of visiting friends and relatives.

5.0 APPENDICES Appendix 1


Appendix 1: Number of Tourists by Country of Residence and Type of Visitor, 2017


Visitors Total

Tourist Day Visitor Total Percent

SADC

Zimbabwe 562,649 29,617 592,266 33.4

South Africa 555,093 28,837 583,930 32.9

Zambia 110,579 38,038 148,617 8.4

Namibia 96,116 29,769 125,885 7.1

Lesotho 17,889 180 18,069 1.0

Malawi 10,501 360 10,861 0.6

Swaziland 6,855 84 6,939 0.4

Mozambique 5,785 120 5,905 0.3

United Republic of Tanzania 3,623 109 3,732 0.2

Angola 1,141 68 1,209 0.1

Mauritius 727 19 746 0.0

Democratic Republic of the Congo 518 58 576 0.0

Seychelles 167 1 168 0.0

Madagascar 136 4 140 0.0

Total 1,371,779 127,264 1,499,043 84.5

Rest of Africa

Kenya 3,576 340 3,916 0.2

Uganda 1,363 46 1,409 0.1

Nigeria 549 43 592 0.0

Somalia 537 17 554 0.0

Ethiopia 319 5 324 0.0

Ghana 282 15 297 0.0

Rwanda 118 3 121 0.0

Sierra Leone 104 2 106 0.0

Cameroon 99 6 105 0.0

Sudan 89 5 94 0.0

Senegal 72 - 72 0.0

Congo 64 3 67 0.0

Egypt 68 4 72 0.0

Burkina Faso 65 - 65 0.0

Djibouti 46 - 46 0.0

Morocco 38 3 41 0.0

Libya 28 1 29 0.0

Burundi 36 1 37 0.0

Gambia 39 1 40 0.0

Togo 42 - 42 0.0

Gabon 34 1 35 0.0

Côte d'Ivoire 34 - 34 0.0

Tunisia 27 1 28 0.0

Liberia 29 2 31 0.0

Benin 26 1 27 0.0

Comoros 23 - 23 0.0

Algeria 14 1 15 0.0

Chad 16 - 16 0.0

Mali 16 - 16 0.0

Eritrea 17 - 17 0.0

Guinea 16 - 16 0.0

Western Sahara 15 1 16 0.0

Equatorial Guinea 10 1 11 0.0

Mauritania 10 1 11 0.0

Other Africa 20 - 20 0.0

Total 7,841 504 8,345 0.5


Appendix 1 Continued: Number of Tourists by Country of Residence and Type of Visitor, 2017


Visitors Total


Europe

Germany 40,844 3,215 44,059 2.5

United Kingdom 26,508 2,092 28,600 1.6

France 11,869 1,411 13,280 0.7

Netherlands 12,260 384 12,644 0.7

Switzerland 7,565 535 8,100 0.5

Spain 6,529 638 7,167 0.4

Italy 6,285 550 6,835 0.4

Belgium 5,007 468 5,475 0.3

Austria 2,858 159 3,017 0.2

Sweden 2,019 120 2,139 0.1

Denmark 1,939 179 2,118 0.1

Ireland 1,783 210 1,993 0.1

Norway 1,578 126 1,704 0.1

Poland 1,509 153 1,662 0.1

Russian Federation 1,309 207 1,516 0.1

Portugal 1,323 96 1,419 0.1

Czech Republic 1,223 56 1,279 0.1

Finland 715 70 785 0.0

Turkey 438 88 526 0.0

Greece 392 70 462 0.0

Slovakia 417 58 475 0.0

Hungary 376 90 466 0.0

Romania 283 44 327 0.0

Bulgaria 246 22 268 0.0

Slovenia 208 6 214 0.0

Luxembourg 175 11 186 0.0

Croatia 156 8 164 0.0

Lithuania 117 2 119 0.0

Cyprus 109 7 116 0.0

Ukraine 101 8 109 0.0

Estonia 77 13 90 0.0

Andorra 91 8 99 0.0

Iceland 87 2 89 0.0

Malta 70 13 83 0.0

Serbia 79 6 85 0.0

Latvia 74 4 78 0.0

British Indian Ocean Territory 59 1 60 0.0

Georgia 45 - 45 0.0

Bosnia and Herzegovina 30 1 31 0.0

Liechtenstein 34 - 34 0.0

Monaco 21 2 23 0.0

Belarus 21 - 21 0.0

New Caledonia 15 - 15 0.0

Isle of Man 12 - 12 0.0

Other Europe 77 2 79 0.0

Total 136,933 11,135 148,068 8.3

America

United States 46,407 6,326 52,733 3.0

Canada 8,261 957 9,218 0.5

Brazil 1,300 163 1,463 0.1

Mexico 707 127 834 0.0

Argentina 374 29 403 0.0




Visitors Total


Chile 287 49 336 0.0

Barbados 222 9 231 0.0

Peru 170 36 206 0.0

Uruguay 95 33 128 0.0

Jamaica 90 6 96 0.0

Trinidad and Tobago 71 16 87 0.0

Colombia 77 3 80 0.0

Cuba 55 3 58 0.0

Venezuela 55 2 57 0.0

Bahamas 39 3 42 0.0

Costa Rica 43 - 43 0.0

El Salvador 25 - 25 0.0

Grenada 24 - 24 0.0

Guatemala 21 1 22 0.0

United States Minor Outlying Islands 16 2 18 0.0

Ecuador 15 - 15 0.0

Bermuda 17 - 17 0.0

Bolivia 9 1 10 0.0

Belize 11 - 11 0.0

Panama 12 - 12 0.0

Paraguay 10 - 10 0.0

Dominican Republic 11 - 11 0.0

Other America 48 2 50 0.0

Total 58,472 7,768 66,240 3.7

Oceania

Australia 16,203 1,767 17,970 1.0

New Zealand 3,051 241 3,292 0.2

Solomon Islands 148 7 155 0.0

Fiji 22 - 22 0.0

American Samoa 14 - 14 0.0

Samoa 11 - 11 0.0

Other Oceania 25 3 28 0.0

Total 19,474 2,018 21,492 1.2

Middle East

Israel 2,090 313 2,403 0.1

United Arab Emirates 453 17 470 0.0

Bangladesh 264 25 289 0.0

Yemen 64 27 91 0.0

Lebanon 81 1 82 0.0

Saudi Arabia 37 4 41 0.0

Iran, Islamic Republic of 29 4 33 0.0

Qatar 26 5 31 0.0

Oman 24 - 24 0.0

Jordan 19 1 20 0.0

Other Middle East 21 - 21 0.0

Total 3,108 397 3,505 0.2

Asia

Japan 7,549 1,564 9,113 0.5

Korea, Republic of 5,772 897 6,669 0.4

India 3,979 250 4,229 0.2

China 3,070 124 3,194 0.2

Singapore 961 131 1,092 0.1

Malaysia 592 57 649 0.0




Visitors Total


Hong Kong 572 80 652 0.0

Taiwan, Province of China 451 10 461 0.0

Sri Lanka 322 49 371 0.0

Thailand 316 20 336 0.0

Pakistan 237 32 269 0.0

Philippines 177 20 197 0.0

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 69 7 76 0.0

Afghanistan 53 7 60 0.0

Indonesia 62 - 62 0.0

Macao 30 3 33 0.0

Kazakhstan 22 2 24 0.0

Viet Nam 20 1 21 0.0

Maldives 12 - 12 0.0

Mongolia 11 - 11 0.0

Other Asia 51 1 52 0.0

Total 24,328 3,255 27,583 1.6

Antarctica 1 1 2 0.0

Not Known 652 30 682 0.0

Grand Total 1,622,588 152,372 1,774,960 100.0

Appendix 2


Appendix 2: Number of Tourists by Country of Residence and Purpose of Visit, 2017


Purpose of Entry

TotalVFR Holiday Business In Transit Other

Zimbabwe 154,073 79,416 181,494 89,694 87,589 592,266

South Africa 186,682 130,894 144,113 95,074 27,167 583,930

Zambia 8,319 41,437 41,110 39,538 18,213 148,617

Namibia 24,752 14,038 8,448 62,144 16,503 125,885

Lesotho 4,266 1,779 8,819 402 2,803 18,069

Malawi 2,798 1,872 2,278 3,373 540 10,861

Swaziland 1,356 1,348 2,810 810 615 6,939

Mozambique 1,374 832 2,392 555 752 5,905

United Republic of Tanzania 947 969 580 1,114 122 3,732

Angola 220 375 279 227 108 1,209

Mauritius 140 244 340 9 13 746

Democratic Republic of the Congo 158 169 154 81 14 576

Seychelles 40 33 74 2 19 168

Madagascar 7 12 95 2 24 140

Total 385,132 273,418 392,986 293,025 154,482 1,499,043

SADC % Distribution 25.7 18.2 26.2 19.5 10.3 100.0

Rest of Africa

Kenya 936 1,259 1,061 544 116 3,916

Uganda 571 340 342 109 47 1,409

Nigeria 86 144 326 4 32 592

Somalia 190 128 145 61 30 554

Ethiopia 72 42 201 1 8 324

Ghana 67 75 149 3 3 297

Rwanda 3 36 70 7 5 121

Sierra Leone 34 25 34 8 5 106

Cameroon 19 16 62 3 5 105

Sudan 22 21 40 5 6 94

Senegal 2 8 56 - 6 72

Congo 7 16 36 6 2 67

Egypt 6 21 36 4 5 72

Burkina Faso - 2 59 1 3 65

Djibouti 1 - 43 - 2 46

Morocco 7 7 19 2 6 41

Libya 11 9 7 - 2 29

Burundi 7 8 18 1 3 37

Gambia 4 1 27 1 7 40

Togo 2 6 32 - 2 42

Gabon 2 11 22 - - 35

Côte d'Ivoire 7 6 21 - - 34

Tunisia 4 7 16 1 - 28

Liberia 3 6 21 - 1 31

Benin 1 3 22 - 1 27

Comoros - 2 20 - 1 23

Algeria - 9 6 - - 15

Chad 2 9 5 - - 16

Mali - 5 10 - 1 16

Eritrea 3 11 2 1 - 17

Guinea 3 3 9 - 1 16

Western Sahara 6 2 6 - 2 16

Equatorial Guinea 2 - 9 - - 11

Mauritania 2 3 5 1 - 11


Appendix 2 Continued: Number of Tourists by Country of Residence and Purpose of Visit, 2017


Purpose of Entry


Other Africa 3 9 6 2 - 20

Total 2,085 2,250 2,943 765 302 8,345

Total Africa 387,217 275,668 395,929 293,790 154,784 1,507,388

Total Africa % Distribution 25.7 18.3 26.3 19.5 10.3 100.0

Europe

Germany 789 39,484 959 2,652 175 44,059

United Kingdom 2,823 21,900 2,297 1,324 256 28,600

France 225 11,598 590 812 55 13,280

Netherlands 297 11,589 296 403 59 12,644

Switzerland 110 7,354 212 397 27 8,100

Spain 104 6,680 211 151 21 7,167

Italy 136 6,020 319 315 45 6,835

Belgium 114 4,477 575 261 48 5,475

Austria 38 2,659 114 196 10 3,017

Sweden 154 1,723 164 80 18 2,139

Denmark 124 1,849 65 67 13 2,118

Ireland 166 1,563 137 98 29 1,993

Norway 104 1,460 60 70 10 1,704

Poland 82 1,443 46 78 13 1,662

Russian Federation 60 1,213 146 86 11 1,516

Portugal 112 1,047 163 84 13 1,419

Czech Republic 17 1,145 53 54 10 1,279

Finland 39 652 43 49 2 785

Turkey 23 417 76 7 3 526

Greece 21 338 68 29 6 462

Slovakia 9 418 27 20 1 475

Hungary 17 415 21 10 3 466

Romania 7 261 36 22 1 327

Bulgaria 22 198 36 10 2 268

Slovenia 8 190 9 7 - 214

Luxembourg 1 169 6 10 - 186

Croatia 24 115 19 4 2 164

Lithuania 2 106 6 5 - 119

Cyprus 27 74 9 5 1 116

Ukraine 11 85 8 5 - 109

Estonia 3 63 13 11 - 90

Andorra 4 92 - 2 1 99

Iceland 10 66 4 9 - 89

Malta 5 67 8 3 - 83

Serbia 26 41 16 1 1 85

Latvia 2 54 20 2 - 78

British Indian Ocean Territory 7 39 7 4 3 60

Georgia 3 37 3 1 1 45

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 10 14 3 2 31

Liechtenstein - 33 - 1 - 34

Monaco 2 17 - 3 1 23

Belarus - 19 1 1 - 21

New Caledonia - 12 1 1 1 15

Isle of Man 1 9 2 - - 12

Other Europe 11 38 19 6 5 79

Total 5,742 127,239 6,879 7,359 849 148,068

Total Europe % Distribution 3.9 85.9 4.6 5.0 0.6 100.0




Purpose of Entry


America

United States 2,130 45,977 2,286 1,948 392 52,733

Canada 58 8,276 455 372 57 9,218

Brazil 33 1,250 104 51 25 1,463

Mexico 13 776 21 14 10 834

Argentina 9 368 15 10 1 403

Chile 15 297 18 5 1 336

Barbados 4 175 26 17 9 231

Peru 6 176 13 10 1 206

Uruguay 3 117 2 6 - 128

Jamaica 13 42 31 3 7 96

Trinidad and Tobago 8 46 22 1 10 87

Colombia 9 55 13 1 2 80

Cuba 25 17 12 1 3 58

Venezuela 6 36 13 1 1 57

Costa Rica 1 41 - 1 - 43

Bahamas 4 20 7 11 - 42

El Salvador - 24 1 - - 25

Grenada 2 2 14 - 6 24

Guatemala - 17 2 2 1 22

United States Minor Outlying Islands 4 6 4 3 1 18

Bermuda - 16 - 1 - 17

Ecuador - 11 4 - - 15

Panama 1 7 4 - - 12

Belize 4 5 2 - - 11

Dominican Republic - 6 5 - - 11

Bolivia 2 7 1 - - 10

Paraguay 2 4 2 2 - 10

Other America 7 28 12 2 1 50

Total 2,359 57,802 3,089 2,462 528 66,240

Total America % Distribution 3.6 87.3 4.7 3.7 0.8 100.0

Oceania

Australia 756 15,504 737 851 122 17,970

New Zealand 170 2,786 123 170 43 3,292

Solomon Islands 50 42 32 18 13 155

Fiji 1 5 10 - 6 22

American Samoa 2 4 6 1 1 14

Samoa 2 2 5 1 1 11

Other Oceania 4 14 8 2 - 28

Total 985 18,357 921 1,043 186 21,492

Total Oceania % Distribution 4.6 85.4 4.3 4.9 0.9 100.0

Middle East

Israel 71 1,779 487 49 17 2,403

United Arab Emirates 47 177 236 8 2 470

Bangladesh 12 152 124 - 1 289

Yemen 11 18 22 15 25 91

Lebanon 14 15 43 4 6 82

Saudi Arabia 3 30 7 1 - 41

Iran, Islamic Republic of 11 14 7 1 - 33

Qatar 14 15 - 2 - 31

Oman 1 21 2 - - 24

Jordan 3 6 11 - - 20




Purpose of Entry


Other Middle East 2 10 8 1 - 21

Total 189 2,237 947 81 51 3,505

Total Middle East % Distribution 5.4 63.8 27.0 2.3 1.5 100.0

Asia

Japan 64 8,554 358 95 42 9,113

Korea, Republic of 280 5,611 616 118 44 6,669

India 869 1,536 1,784 11 29 4,229

China 459 1,846 860 18 11 3,194

Singapore 27 951 92 13 9 1,092

Malaysia 26 511 91 14 7 649

Hong Kong 13 560 65 10 4 652

Taiwan, Province of China 8 426 14 13 - 461

Sri Lanka 77 164 120 1 9 371

Thailand 8 299 26 2 1 336

Pakistan 76 113 75 1 4 269

Philippines 27 153 15 1 1 197

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 5 49 16 6 - 76

Afghanistan - 22 26 7 5 60

Indonesia 9 38 13 1 1 62

Macao 3 18 5 6 1 33

Kazakhstan 2 17 4 1 - 24

Viet Nam 2 13 6 - - 21

Maldives 6 4 2 - - 12

Mongolia - 10 1 - - 11

Other Asia 5 28 10 6 3 52

Total 1,966 20,923 4,199 324 171 27,583

Total Asia % Distribution 7.1 75.9 15.2 1.2 0.6 100.0

Antarctica - - - 1 1 2

Not Known 210 83 16 187 186 682

Grand Total 398,668 502,309 411,980 305,247 156,756 1,774,960

Overall % Distrubtion 22.5 28.3 23.2 17.2 8.8 100.0

Appendix 3


Appendix 3: Total Arrivals by Nationality and Gender, 2017

Nationality

Sex

Total % DistributionMale Female

SADC

Zimbabwe 466,603 340,729 807,332 35.0

South Africa 484,003 221,991 705,994 30.6

Namibia 125,729 62,860 188,589 8.2

Zambia 132,234 55,277 187,511 8.1

Lesotho 7,669 13,366 21,035 0.9

Malawi 15,583 4,173 19,756 0.9

Swaziland 6,634 2,400 9,034 0.4

Mozambique 6,207 2,011 8,218 0.4

United Republic of Tanzania 5,385 1,293 6,678 0.3

Angola 1,300 443 1,743 0.1

Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,074 586 1,660 0.1

Mauritius 1,075 455 1,530 0.1

Seychelles 127 186 313 0.0


Total 1,253,743 705,855 1,959,598 85.0

Rest of Africa

Kenya 4,560 2,029 6,589 0.3

Uganda 1,721 601 2,322 0.1

Nigeria 1,347 431 1,778 0.1

Ghana 540 254 794 0.0

Ethiopia 372 244 616 0.0

Cameroon 147 50 197 0.0

Rwanda 73 92 165 0.0


Libya 91 57 148 0.0

Egypt 94 45 139 0.0

Congo 99 28 127 0.0

Somalia 105 - 105 0.0

Senegal 73 26 99 0.0

Sudan 66 23 89 0.0

Burkina Faso 69 5 74 0.0

Togo 47 7 54 0.0

Djibouti 44 8 52 0.0

Morocco 30 22 52 0.0

Liberia 32 17 49 0.0

Gambia 41 7 48 0.0

Burundi 35 9 44 0.0

Benin 40 2 42 0.0

Guinea 30 10 40 0.0

Côte d'Ivoire 34 3 37 0.0

Gabon 27 8 35 0.0

Tunisia 22 9 31 0.0

Algeria 20 6 26 0.0

Comoros 19 7 26 0.0

Mali 19 5 24 0.0

Eritrea 14 7 21 0.0

Chad 12 3 15 0.0


Other Africa 13 2 15 0.0

Total 9,956 4,044 14,015 0.6


Appendix 3 Continued: Total Arrivals by Nationality and Gender, 2017

Nationality

Sex


Europe

Germany 25,275 25,169 50,444 2.2

United Kingdom 21,618 18,440 40,058 1.7

France 8,073 7,404 15,477 0.7

Netherlands 7,242 6,996 14,238 0.6

Switzerland 4,038 4,605 8,643 0.4

Italy 4,302 3,678 7,980 0.3

Spain 3,761 3,924 7,685 0.3

Belgium 3,495 2,816 6,311 0.3

Austria 1,870 1,698 3,568 0.2

Ireland 1,533 1,366 2,899 0.1

Sweden 1,302 1,298 2,600 0.1

Denmark 1,283 1,231 2,514 0.1

Portugal 1,374 908 2,282 0.1

Poland 1,033 889 1,922 0.1

Norway 759 1,145 1,904 0.1

Russian Federation 934 840 1,774 0.1

Czech Republic 828 549 1,377 0.1

Finland 376 560 936 0.0

Greece 365 289 654 0.0

Turkey 329 291 620 0.0

Hungary 279 282 561 0.0

Slovakia 300 201 501 0.0

Bulgaria 248 210 458 0.0

Romania 222 186 408 0.0

Serbia 239 144 383 0.0

Slovenia 123 146 269 0.0

Croatia 103 128 231 0.0


Ukraine 104 81 185 0.0

Cyprus 112 70 182 0.0

Lithuania 61 74 135 0.0

Estonia 68 35 103 0.0

Malta 48 50 98 0.0

Iceland 33 55 88 0.0

Latvia 58 28 86 0.0



Liechtenstein 18 16 34 0.0

Belarus 15 14 29 0.0

Andorra 10 8 18 0.0

Georgia 7 6 13 0.0

Saint Lucia 6 4 10 0.0


Total 91,975 85,986 178,011 7.7

America

United States 27,174 31,978 59,152 2.6

Canada 4,673 5,168 9,841 0.4

Brazil 880 804 1,684 0.1

Mexico 410 447 857 0.0

Argentina 301 221 522 0.0



Nationality

Sex


Europe

Chile 182 163 345 0.0

Barbados 109 156 265 0.0

Peru 136 124 260 0.0

Cuba 128 111 239 0.0

Uruguay 62 71 133 0.0

Jamaica 61 64 125 0.0

Colombia 39 65 104 0.0



Guyana 32 25 57 0.0

Costa Rica 30 17 47 0.0

El Salvador 15 17 32 0.0

Grenada 11 20 31 0.0

Ecuador 18 11 29 0.0

Bahamas 17 9 26 0.0


Paraguay 11 11 22 0.0

Belize 13 7 20 0.0

Dominican Republic 5 10 15 0.0

Antigua and Barbuda 9 1 10 0.0


Total 34,420 39,601 74,060 3.2

Oceania

Australia 9,399 10,757 20,156 0.9

New Zealand 1,910 1,980 3,890 0.2

Fiji 5 19 24 0.0


Total 11,314 12,756 24,088 1.0

Middle East

Israel 1,770 1,066 2,836 0.1

Bangladesh 722 353 1,075 0.0

Lebanon 152 47 199 0.0

Jordan 49 10 59 0.0




Oman 14 6 20 0.0

Iraq 10 9 19 0.0

Other Middle East 23 8 31 0.0

Total 2,803 1,531 4,365 0.2

Asia

India 11,905 5,869 17,774 0.8

Japan 4,282 5,503 9,785 0.4

Korea, Republic of 4,293 3,574 7,867 0.3

China 4,860 2,716 7,576 0.3

Sri Lanka 1,032 699 1,731 0.1

Pakistan 1,120 571 1,691 0.1

Singapore 483 613 1,096 0.0

Malaysia 351 387 738 0.0



Nationality

Sex


Europe



Hong Kong 165 202 367 0.0

Thailand 143 187 330 0.0


Indonesia 34 44 78 0.0

Maldives 18 17 35 0.0

Viet Nam 4 21 25 0.0


Nepal 14 7 21 0.0



Macao 11 1 12 0.0

Other Asia 10 13 23 0.0

Total 29,228 20,987 50,238 2.2


Not Known 510 318 828 0.0

Grand Total 1,433,950 871,079 2,305,205 100

Appendix 4


Appendix 4: Total Arrivals by Country of Residence and Gender, 2017


SEX

Total % Distribution Male Female

SADC

Zimbabwe 381,907 307,897 689,804 29.9

South Africa 482,346 205,261 687,607 29.8

Botswana 130,273 75,084 205,357 8.9

Namibia 127,749 63,623 191,372 8.3

Zambia 128,566 52,801 181,367 7.9

Lesotho 6,622 12,109 18,731 0.8

Malawi 11,705 2,667 14,372 0.6

Swaziland 5,703 2,150 7,853 0.3

Mozambique 4,811 1,739 6,550 0.3

United Republic of Tanzania 4,170 754 4,924 0.2

Angola 1,145 365 1,510 0.1

Mauritius 558 210 768 0.0

Democratic Republic of the Congo 443 234 677 0.0

Seychelles 74 105 179 0.0


Total 1,286,181 725,036 2,011,217 87.2

Rest of Africa

Kenya 3,280 1,263 4,543 0.2

Uganda 1,103 441 1,544 0.1

Nigeria 489 152 641 0.0

Somalia 468 167 635 0.0

Ethiopia 250 102 352 0.0

Ghana 228 88 316 0.0

Rwanda 66 65 131 0.0


Cameroon 87 26 113 0.0

Sudan 76 26 102 0.0

Senegal 61 21 82 0.0

Congo 64 17 81 0.0

Egypt 49 30 79 0.0

Burkina Faso 65 3 68 0.0

Djibouti 44 8 52 0.0

Morocco 31 16 47 0.0

Libya 29 17 46 0.0

Burundi 31 11 42 0.0

Gambia 34 8 42 0.0

Togo 38 4 42 0.0

Gabon 28 13 41 0.0

Côte d'Ivoire 32 5 37 0.0

Tunisia 25 11 36 0.0

Liberia 22 13 35 0.0

Benin 29 - 29 0.0

Comoros 17 7 24 0.0

Algeria 14 5 19 0.0

Chad 13 5 18 0.0

Mali 16 2 18 0.0

Eritrea 9 8 17 0.0

Guinea 13 3 16 0.0

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Other Africa 15 7 22 0.0

Total 6,841 2,586 9,427 0.4

Europe

Germany 23,778 24,030 47,808 2.1

United Kingdom 15,710 14,739 30,449 1.3

France 7,436 7,022 14,458 0.6

Netherlands 6,711 6,659 13,370 0.6

Switzerland 4,096 4,560 8,656 0.4

Spain 3,640 3,796 7,436 0.3

Italy 3,842 3,428 7,270 0.3

Belgium 3,218 2,660 5,878 0.3

Austria 1,701 1,599 3,300 0.1

Sweden 1,104 1,165 2,269 0.1

Denmark 1,095 1,147 2,242 0.1

Ireland 1,072 1,050 2,122 0.1

Norway 692 1,110 1,802 0.1

Poland 946 822 1,768 0.1

Russian Federation 865 779 1,644 0.1

Portugal 881 653 1,534 0.1

Czech Republic 819 551 1,370 0.1

Finland 342 505 847 0.0

Turkey 267 277 544 0.0

Greece 274 227 501 0.0

Slovakia 294 205 499 0.0

Hungary 232 256 488 0.0

Romania 179 174 353 0.0

Bulgaria 164 118 282 0.0

Slovenia 114 123 237 0.0


Croatia 82 89 171 0.0

Lithuania 57 67 124 0.0

Cyprus 74 48 122 0.0

Ukraine 72 44 116 0.0

Estonia 67 35 102 0.0

Andorra 45 56 101 0.0

Iceland 42 56 98 0.0

Malta 48 41 89 0.0

Serbia 58 29 87 0.0

Latvia 56 26 82 0.0


Georgia 26 19 45 0.0


Liechtenstein 19 15 34 0.0

Monaco 13 12 25 0.0

Belarus 9 12 21 0.0

New Caledonia 12 3 15 0.0

Isle of Man 8 4 12 0.0

Saint Lucia 6 4 10 0.0


Total 80,347 78,409 158,756 6.9




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United States 25,407 30,325 55,732 2.4

Canada 4,566 5,081 9,647 0.4

Brazil 795 746 1,541 0.1

Mexico 409 441 850 0.0

Argentina 240 179 419 0.0

Chile 176 170 346 0.0

Barbados 109 146 255 0.0

Peru 118 102 220 0.0

Uruguay 63 74 137 0.0

Jamaica 39 61 100 0.0


Colombia 34 48 82 0.0

Cuba 32 33 65 0.0


Bahamas 38 16 54 0.0

Costa Rica 27 17 44 0.0

El Salvador 16 9 25 0.0

Grenada 5 19 24 0.0


United States Minor Outlying Islands 18 4 22 0.0

Ecuador 10 9 19 0.0

Bermuda 9 9 18 0.0

Bolivia 6 6 12 0.0

Belize 8 4 12 0.0

Panama 8 4 12 0.0

Paraguay 7 5 12 0.0

Dominican Republic 6 5 11 0.0

Guyana 6 4 10 0.0

Aruba 2 8 10 0.0


Total 32,254 37,626 69,880 3.0

Oceanina

Australia 8,782 10,344 19,126 0.8

New Zealand 1,661 1,855 3,516 0.2

Solomon Islands 119 53 172 0.0

Fiji 4 18 22 0.0

American Samoa 9 6 15 0.0

Samoa 5 7 12 0.0


Total 10,603 12,289 22,892 1.0

Middle East

Israel 1,515 967 2,482 0.1


Bangladesh 216 81 297 0.0

Yemen 65 42 107 0.0

Lebanon 46 42 88 0.0



Qatar 21 12 33 0.0

Oman 16 8 24 0.0

Jordan 15 5 20 0.0




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Total 2,325 1,305 3,630 0.2

Alsia

Japan 3,950 5,322 9,272 0.4

Korea, Republic of 3,608 3,291 6,899 0.3

India 3,174 1,262 4,436 0.2

China 1,944 1,382 3,326 0.1

Singapore 506 606 1,112 0.0

Malaysia 323 347 670 0.0

Hong Kong 331 333 664 0.0


Sri Lanka 225 179 404 0.0

Thailand 160 184 344 0.0

Pakistan 181 103 284 0.0




Indonesia 32 32 64 0.0

Macao 30 8 38 0.0


Viet Nam 11 13 24 0.0

Maldives 5 7 12 0.0


Myanmar 5 5 10 0.0

Other Asia 29 18 47 0.0

Total 14,927 13,562 28,489 1.2


Not Known 583 329 912 0.0

Grand Total 1,434,062 871,143 2,305,205 100.0

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Zimbabwe 81,860 1,638 516 737 157,957 80,001 194,761 196,202 1,517 3,433 88,292 418 807,332

South Africa 59,253 1,858 596 1,791 181,154 128,294 127,590 175,001 1,111 2,074 26,300 972 705,994

Namibia 2,076 151 105 762 24,391 13,590 8,109 120,923 1,063 939 16,314 166 188,589

Zambia 6,687 110 19 59 8,430 41,199 40,979 71,474 161 85 18,307 1 187,511

Lesotho 1,900 18 16 8 4,451 1,792 8,926 819 98 196 2,807 4 21,035

Malawi 3,450 38 5 23 3,348 1,953 2,927 7,245 63 50 654 - 19,756

Swaziland 505 9 4 7 1,358 1,323 3,240 1,843 51 71 622 1 9,034

Mozambique 779 6 5 8 1,570 821 2,868 1,252 82 15 810 2 8,218

United Republic of Tanzania 1,433 21 1 9 1,084 952 670 2,315 46 12 129 6 6,678

Angola 202 5 2 6 233 346 289 477 64 12 107 - 1,743

Democratic Republic of the Congo 949 6 - 3 180 165 168 151 25 - 13 - 1,660

Mauritius 748 3 - - 145 255 328 23 7 6 15 - 1,530

Seychelles 129 - - 1 39 30 73 5 4 13 19 - 313

Madagascar 68 - - - 6 11 87 1 7 1 24 - 205

Total 160,039 3,863 1,269 3,414 384,346 270,732 391,015 577,731 4,299 6,907 154,413 1,570 1,959,598

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Kenya 1,740 22 1 13 1,088 1,285 1,091 1,163 28 23 135 - 6,589

Uganda 558 2 - 3 711 336 365 260 12 13 62 - 2,322

Nigeria 1,091 21 2 6 93 132 356 5 25 12 35 - 1,778

Ghana 463 6 1 2 80 69 155 2 5 5 6 - 794

Ethiopia 300 1 - 2 58 39 187 - 10 8 11 - 616

Cameroon 63 - - 1 26 15 76 5 4 1 6 - 197

Rwanda 39 1 - - 7 26 70 18 - 1 3 - 165

Sierra Leone 57 1 - - 32 15 32 4 3 - 6 - 150

Libya 93 5 - - 12 10 6 - 20 - 2 - 148

Egypt 63 3 - - 6 15 36 8 2 - 6 - 139

Congo 32 1 - - 12 14 46 13 6 - 3 - 127

Somalia 5 - - - 2 22 4 71 - - 1 - 105

Senegal 25 1 1 1 1 4 56 - 4 - 6 - 99

Sudan 11 - - - 19 10 38 4 1 1 5 - 89

Burkina Faso 2 - - - - 1 62 - 2 3 4 - 74

Togo 11 - - - 2 6 32 - - - 3 - 54

Djibouti - - - - 1 - 43 - 5 1 2 - 52

Morocco 14 - - - 4 5 14 1 6 - 8 - 52

Liberia 10 - - - 2 5 25 - - 5 2 - 49

Gambia - - - - 6 1 29 1 3 - 8 - 48

Burundi 3 - - - 9 2 19 1 5 - 5 - 44

Benin 11 - - - 1 3 24 - - 2 1 - 42

Guinea 21 - - - 4 3 9 - 2 - 1 - 40

Côte d'Ivoire 8 - - - 4 4 19 - 1 - 1 - 37

Gabon - - - 2 3 5 20 - 5 - - - 35

Tunisia 2 1 - 1 2 4 17 - 1 1 2 - 31

Algeria 5 - - - - 9 6 1 4 - 1 - 26

Comoros - - - - - 2 22 - - 1 1 - 26

Mali 5 - 1 1 - 4 10 - 1 - 2 - 24

Eritrea 2 - - - 5 10 2 2 - - - - 21

Chad - - - - - 9 4 - 1 1 - - 15


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Other Africa 2 - - - 2 1 6 3 1 - - - 15

Total 4,636 65 6 32 2,194 2,066 2,891 1,562 157 78 328 - 14,015

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Germany 1,557 19 15 845 849 40,065 1,125 5,518 180 50 184 37 50,444

United Kingdom 6,980 98 18 236 3,205 22,892 2,997 3,048 110 96 350 28 40,058

France 508 7 - 276 244 11,844 725 1,700 60 12 68 33 15,477

Netherlands 520 7 2 258 323 11,746 381 872 40 9 66 14 14,238

Switzerland 160 6 7 111 108 7,240 166 785 21 9 25 5 8,643

Italy 313 8 2 90 178 6,211 414 690 17 1 53 3 7,980

Spain 114 2 3 92 104 6,765 245 309 13 3 24 11 7,685

Belgium 319 5 1 97 144 4,513 594 549 25 16 46 2 6,311

Austria 88 2 - 58 51 2,775 137 420 17 6 11 3 3,568

Ireland 529 12 - 14 190 1,673 209 234 3 5 29 1 2,899

Sweden 184 2 - 32 189 1,787 196 171 13 5 20 1 2,600

Denmark 183 5 - 34 122 1,887 88 156 18 2 14 5 2,514

Portugal 386 12 - 15 183 1,155 268 231 9 1 19 3 2,282

Poland 58 2 - 22 103 1,477 62 171 7 1 17 2 1,922

Norway 67 1 - 15 105 1,467 67 154 1 10 15 2 1,904

Russian Federation 96 4 - 18 46 1,235 151 183 27 - 13 1 1,774

Czech Republic 5 2 1 26 17 1,151 47 110 7 1 8 2 1,377

Finland 36 - - 7 39 683 58 99 4 2 5 3 936

Greece 102 1 - 4 32 345 82 70 11 - 7 - 654

Turkey 56 1 - 3 22 426 79 19 9 1 4 - 620

Hungary 38 2 - 7 21 434 31 21 3 1 3 - 561

Slovakia 4 - - 5 8 409 32 40 2 - 1 - 501

Bulgaria 136 3 - 1 30 216 43 22 3 1 3 - 458

Romania 27 - 1 2 9 269 49 45 2 - 4 - 408

Serbia 286 - 1 - 34 42 17 1 - 1 1 - 383

Slovenia 3 - - 11 8 214 10 18 5 - - - 269

Croatia 51 1 - 1 29 114 24 7 1 1 2 - 231

Luxembourg - - - 2 1 173 8 20 2 - - 1 207

Ukraine 41 - 1 1 7 101 8 21 1 1 1 2 185

Cyprus 52 - - 2 21 77 15 13 - 1 1 - 182

Lithuania - - - - 3 110 8 14 - - - - 135

Estonia - - - 2 3 64 13 21 - - - - 103

Malta 10 - - 4 5 64 11 3 1 - - - 98

Iceland 1 - - - 8 62 3 14 - - - - 88

Latvia - - 1 1 2 57 21 3 - 1 - - 86

British Indian Ocean Territory

2 - - 1 1 26 6 2 - - 2 - 40

Bosnia and Herzegovina

7 - - - 1 13 11 4 - - - - 36

Liechtenstein - - - - - 33 - 1 - - - - 34

Belarus 6 - - - - 21 2 - - - - - 29

Andorra 1 - - - - 16 - 1 - - - - 18

Georgia 8 - - 1 - 2 2 - - - - - 13

Saint Lucia - - - - - 3 - 6 - - 1 - 10

Other Europe 2 - 1 - 2 30 12 1 - - 2 - 50

Total 12,936 202 54 2,294 6,447 129,887 8,417 15,767 612 237 999 159 178,011



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United States 2,779 94 15 287 2,238 46,108 2,467 3,984 358 352 429 41 59,152

Canada 12 11 2 15 12 8,395 525 773 16 16 57 7 9,841

Brazil 62 2 - 8 42 1,287 119 111 18 4 28 3 1,684

Mexico 14 - - 2 21 741 36 31 - 1 11 - 857

Argentina 80 1 - 4 12 373 27 19 5 - 1 - 522

Chile 3 - - 1 13 292 22 9 4 - 1 - 345

Barbados 14 1 - 6 4 171 26 34 - - 9 - 265

Peru 23 1 - 1 7 180 17 28 - - 1 2 260

Cuba 153 1 - 2 29 16 17 5 9 - 7 - 239

Uruguay - - - 3 3 111 2 14 - - - - 133

Jamaica 43 - - - 15 26 26 5 2 1 7 - 125

Colombia 10 - - - 9 63 18 - - 2 2 - 104

Trinidad and Tobago 13 - - - 10 46 25 - - - 9 - 103

Venezuela 6 - - 1 7 44 15 2 - - 3 - 78

Guyana 41 - - - 2 10 2 2 - - - - 57

Costa Rica - - - 1 1 42 1 2 - - - - 47

El Salvador 6 - - - - 24 1 - - 1 - - 32

Grenada 1 - - - 5 2 17 - - - 6 - 31

Ecuador 7 - - 1 - 14 3 - 3 1 - - 29

Bahamas 1 - 1 - 1 12 6 5 - - - - 26

Guatemala 2 - - - - 16 2 3 - - 1 - 24

Paraguay 9 - - - 1 1 4 5 2 - - - 22

Belize 2 - - 1 5 8 1 3 - - - - 20

Dominican Republic 3 - - - - 7 5 - - - - - 15

Antigua and Barbuda 4 - - - - 4 1 - - - 1 - 10

Other America 4 - - - 5 18 11 - - - 1 - 39

Total 3,292 111 18 333 2,442 58,011 3,396 5,035 417 378 574 53 74,060

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Australia 888 19 9 183 733 15,539 816 1,735 33 59 127 15 20,156

New Zealand 230 10 4 34 170 2,864 146 369 4 6 51 2 3,890

Fiji - - - - 2 6 10 - - - 6 - 24

Other Oceania 1 - - - 4 5 8 - - - - - 18

Total 1,119 29 13 217 909 18,414 980 2,104 37 65 184 17 24,088

Middle East

Israel 250 9 - 10 71 1,858 490 116 9 1 22 - 2,836

Bangladesh 773 4 - 2 15 152 123 - 3 - 1 2 1,075

Lebanon 154 1 - - 2 14 22 6 - - - - 199

Jordan 37 - - - 3 4 13 - 2 - - - 59

Iran, Islamic Republic of

13 - - 1 12 14 9 - 2 - - - 51

Saudi Arabia - - - - 3 34 8 1 - - - - 46

United Arab Emirates

1 - - - 2 18 5 2 1 - - - 29

Oman - - - - - 18 2 - - - - - 20

Iraq 15 - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - 19

Other Middle East

5 - - - 1 11 12 2 - - - - 31

Total 1,248 14 - 13 111 2,123 686 127 17 1 23 2 4,365



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India 12,965 131 13 46 935 1,575 1,997 26 41 11 34 - 17,774

Japan 329 1 2 35 68 8,630 439 198 30 6 46 1 9,785

Korea, Republic of 730 9 2 97 329 5,684 687 245 25 2 57 - 7,867

China 3,998 45 6 44 451 2,021 914 44 18 17 15 3 7,576

Sri Lanka 1,315 23 1 6 86 165 123 1 2 - 9 - 1,731

Pakistan 1,383 14 1 1 80 120 88 2 - - 2 - 1,691

Singapore 56 - - 5 14 924 64 24 - - 9 - 1,096

Malaysia 79 2 - 3 22 508 89 27 - 1 5 2 738

Taiwan, Province of China 60 - - 2 4 420 17 20 4 1 - - 528

Philippines 200 2 - 16 17 160 18 3 1 - 1 - 418

Hong Kong 1 - - 1 6 303 39 14 - - 3 - 367

Thailand 12 - 1 4 8 282 13 4 5 - 1 - 330

Korea, Demo-cratic People's Republic of 3 - 1 2 3 49 13 19 - - - - 90

Indonesia 13 - - - 9 40 11 2 1 - 2 - 78

Maldives 23 - - - 6 3 2 1 - - - - 35

Viet Nam 7 - - - 2 10 - - 3 3 - - 25

Kazakhstan 2 - - - - 15 1 3 - - - - 21

Nepal 17 - - - - 2 2 - - - - - 21

Mongolia 4 - - - - 11 1 - - 1 - - 17

Afghanistan 1 - - - 1 5 4 - - - 3 1 15

Macao - - - - 1 8 3 - - - - - 12

Other Asia 2 - - - 3 14 1 1 - - 2 - 23

Total 21,200 227 27 262 2,045 20,949 4,526 634 130 42 189 7 50,238

Antarctica - - - - - - - 2 - - - - 2

Not Known 105 14 4 8 174 127 69 244 25 - 45 13 828

Grand Total 204,575 4,525

1,391 6,573 398,668 502,309 411,980 603,206 5,694 7,708 156,755 1,821 2,305,205

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