Looking to blend in with the locals when you travel?

Here are the most and least “over-touristed” destinations around the world.

Social media has raised the profile of many “must-see” travel spots. However, at what point does a bucket-list destination no longer become enviable because crowds have ruined the vibe?

Many places are saying, “Enough! Tourists stay away!” From Maui locals needing a break while they recover from devastating fires to Europe imposing taxes on visitor hot spots, one thing is clear: mass tourism is starting to wreck beloved destinations.

So which bucket list places are drowning in tourists?

MoneyTransfers.com looked at visitor vs. resident numbers in popular cities and countries. The results highlight the places where locals are way outnumbered by international visitors, which often leads to overcrowding and other problems. Sure, tourists bring perks, but the negatives can stack up quickly when there are too many of them.

Here are the survey results:

Most “Over-Touristed” Cities in the World

City Country Tourists per Inhabitant (City)
Phuket Thailand 118.5
Pattaya Thailand 98.7
Krabi Thailand 72.2
Muğla Turkey 40.2
Hurghada Egypt 28.6
Macau China 26.9
Heraklion Greece 22.0
Venice Italy 21.3
Rhodes Greece 20.3
Miami United States 18.6
Orlando United States 17.8
Las Vegas United States 10.2
Cancún Mexico 9.6
Antalya Turkey 9.2
Honolulu United States 8.1
Florence Italy 7.1
Amsterdam Netherlands 7.1
Denpasar Indonesia 6.8
Prague Czech Republic 6.8
Johor Bahru Malaysia 5.9
Medina Saudi Arabia 5.4
Dubai United Arab Emirates 5.3
Jerusalem Israel 4.9
Dammam Saudi Arabia 4.6
Mecca Saudi Arabia 4.4
Dublin Ireland 4.1
Hong Kong Hong Kong 3.8
Kraków Poland 3.6
San Francisco United States 3.5
Taipei Taiwan 3.5
Agra India 3.4
Frankfurt am Main Germany 3.3
Vienna Austria 3.2
Singapore Singapore 3.1
Chiba Japan 2.9
Cebu City Philippines 2.7
Chiang Mai Thailand 2.6
Nice France 2.6
Munich Germany 2.6
Rome Italy 2.3
Marrakesh Morocco 2.3
Guilin China 2.3
Kyoto Japan 2.3
Copenhagen Denmark 2.2
Bangkok Thailand 2.2
Budapest Hungary 2.1
Milan Italy 2.1
Da Nang Vietnam 2.1
London United Kingdom 2.0
Brussels Belgium 1.9
Porto Portugal 1.8
Los Angeles United States 1.7
Naples Italy 1.7
Zhuhai China 1.7
New York City United States 1.7
Auckland New Zealand 1.7
Berlin Germany 1.7
Warsaw Poland 1.6
Paris France 1.6
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1.6
Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 1.5
Stockholm Sweden 1.5
Jaipur India 1.5
Batam Indonesia 1.4
Vancouver Canada 1.2
Barcelona Spain 1.2
Lisbon Portugal 1.2
Shenzhen China 0.9
Hanoi Vietnam 0.9
Istanbul Turkey 0.8
Seoul South Korea 0.8
Madrid Spain 0.8
Sydney Australia 0.8
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 0.8
Saint Petersburg Russia 0.7
Toronto Canada 0.7
Riyadh Saudi Arabia 0.7
Johannesburg South Africa 0.7
Guangzhou China 0.6
Tel Aviv Israel 0.6
Melbourne Australia 0.6
Chennai India 0.5
Mumbai India 0.5
Fukuoka Japan 0.4
Moscow Russia 0.4
Osaka Japan 0.4
Delhi India 0.4
Jakarta Indonesia 0.4
Tokyo Japan 0.3
Cairo Egypt 0.3
Shanghai China 0.3
Lima Peru 0.2
Kolkata India 0.2
Beijing China 0.2
Buenos Aires Argentina 0.2
Rio de Janeiro Brazil 0.2

Most Over-Touristed Countries

Despite cities in Thailand taking up the top three spots for most over touristed cities in the world, the country is actually relatively low in the ranking of countries most visited.

Instead, Austria is in the top spot in this regard, with an average of 3.6 international visitors per inhabitant (based on 31.9 million annual visitors and a population of 8.9 million). Next up are Hong Kong, which has an estimated 3.8 tourists per inhabitant, and Greece, with an estimated 3 tourists per inhabitant.

Least Over-Touristed Cities

At the other end of the scale, the following cities still rank within the top 100 cities for international arrivals per year, but have a population size to match, meaning those living within the country aren’t outnumbered by tourists.

  1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  2. Buenos Aires, Argentina
  3. , China
  4. Kolkata, India
  5. Lima, Peru
  6. Shanghai, China
  7. Cairo, Egypt
  8. Tokyo, Japan
  9. Jakarta, Indonesia
  10. Delhi, India

Twist’s Take: Want to blend in with the locals when you travel? Check out this chart before you plan your itinerary.