Top 10 most-visited states in India in 2024-25: Check the latest list ranked by domestic tourist arrivals

Uttar Pradesh tops tourism rankings, but South India had bulk of visitors

Three states from North India — Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh — were in the top 10 list, with UP topping the rankings.

A total of 894.933 million visitors were recorded in North last year. In contrast, the southern states recorded a higher visitor count 901.672 million. In the south, too, three states featured on the top-10 rankings.

Uttar Pradesh hosted the most visitors with 646.81 million domestic tourists and accounting for 21.94% of the national share. UP, which hosts the monuments like the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Fatehpur Sikri, saw an increase in foreign tourist arrivals as well, attracting 2.269 million foreign visitors in 2024.

UP was followed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, which together account for more than 30 per cent of India’s domestic tourist visits, reflecting the dominance of South India as a tourist destination.

Put together, the top five states (check table below) accounted for 60.38 per cent of the total domestic tourist visits in the country.

While looking at the domestic tourist visit (DTV) data for 2024, Chandigarh showed the most dramatic percentage growth, with DTV jumping by around 173%.

It was followed by the Andaman & Nicobar Islands at roughly 120% and Mizoram at about 102% growth over the previous year.

Top 10 most-visited Indian states by total domestic tourist arrivals in 2024-25:

Source: India Tourism Data Compendium 2025, Ministry of Tourism. Data is gathered by the States/UTs Tourism Department