Contribution of travel and tourism to employment

China is the top country by contribution of travel and tourism to employment in the world. As of 2019, contribution of travel and tourism to employment in China was 82,658.2 thousand persons that accounts for 27.51% of the world's contribution of travel and tourism to employment. The top 5 countries (others are India, the United States of America, Indonesia, and Philippines) account for 55.21% of it. The world's total contribution of travel and tourism to employment was estimated at 300,465.8 thousand persons in 2019.