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Chile Tourism Statistics: 5.2M Arrivals in 2024

Q: How many tourists visit Chile?

Chile had 5.2 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to UN Tourism, via Our World in Data. Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 869,623 Airbnb stays in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

Q: What is the quietest month in Chile?

April was the quietest Airbnb month in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and May ranked 11th. Stays in April were booked about 18 days ahead, against 30 days for January.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Chile?

A typical Airbnb stay in Chile lasted 4.9 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 25 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 3.7 nights in September to 5.7 nights in January.

Chile recorded 5.2 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, UN Tourism reports, via Our World in Data. This counts people crossing a border, so domestic trips are not in it. AirROI estimates 869,623 Airbnb stays in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026, with Santiago the most booked city. The busiest month was January.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 4,299,276
Typical Airbnb stay: 4.9 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: January
From within Chile, among guests who left a review: 63%

Key facts

Chile Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

UN Tourism puts Chile at 5.2 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, via Our World in Data.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in Chile at 869,623 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Chile added up to 4,299,276 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in Chile lasted 4.9 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 25 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks January the busiest Airbnb month in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by February and July, with April the quietest.
AirROI estimates Airbnb in Chile had no single high season in the 12 months to October 2026: the three busiest months were January, February and July.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Chile in January were booked furthest ahead, about 30 days, against 15 days for May, in the 12 months to October 2026.

Guests

AirROI estimates 63% of Chile Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within Chile, and Argentina at 7% and Brazil at 6.4% were the top countries abroad.

By place

AirROI ranks Chile 4th for Airbnb stays among South America's 13 countries in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Santiago had the most Airbnb stays of the 89 towns it lists in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026, at 110,175, ahead of Providencia and Viña del Mar.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit Chile?

UN Tourism counted 5.2 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, via Our World in Data.

Official tourism figures for Chile: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
5.2 millionInternational tourist arrivals	Trips by visitors arriving from abroad who stay at least one night, each arrival counted separately	2024	UN Tourism, via Our World in Data

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in Chile

Chile had 61,491 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 869,623 stays and 4,299,276 nights. A typical stay lasted 4.9 nights and was booked about 25 days ahead. AirROI's figures cover the 179 towns it tracks in Chile; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 61,491
Airbnb stays, estimate: 869,623
Airbnb nights, estimate: 4,299,276
Typical stay: 4.9 nights
Booked ahead: 25 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in Chile?

On Airbnb, January was the busiest month in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026, then February and July. April was the quietest. The busiest months do not sit together, so there is no single high season.

January ranks first, April last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: January, February, July, March, December, August, September, June, November, October, May, April.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in Chile by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	January	11.4%	5.7 nights	30 days
2	February	11.1%	5.3 nights	30 days
3	July	8.9%	5.7 nights	28 days
4	March	8.5%	4.5 nights	21 days
5	December	8.4%	4.8 nights	27 days
6	August	8.1%	4.3 nights	29 days
7	September	8.0%	3.7 nights	22 days
8	June	7.6%	4.8 nights	19 days
9	November	7.6%	4.4 nights	27 days
10	October	7.3%	3.8 nights	22 days
11	May	6.8%	4.2 nights	15 days
12	April	6.4%	3.9 nights	18 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do Chile Airbnb Guests Come From?

About six in ten Chile Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within Chile (63%), and the top countries abroad were Argentina at 7% and Brazil at 6.4%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Santiago was the top origin city at 23%, ahead of Concepción at 2%. The figures rest on 2,597,114 reviews, written over many years.

63% from within Chile

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

Argentina 7%
Brazil 6.4%
United States 5.3%
Germany 1%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Santiago 23%
Concepción 2%
Antofagasta 1.2%
Santiago Metropolitan Region 1.2%
São Paulo 1.2%
Buenos Aires 1%

By town

Most Booked Towns in Chile

Santiago, Providencia and Viña del Mar took 25% of Airbnb stays in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026. February is the busiest Airbnb month in 47 of the 89 towns, led by Pucón, and January in 21, led by Viña del Mar. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 12% in Algarrobo to 81% in San Pedro de Atacama.

Most Booked Towns in Chile: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	Santiago	110,175	571,598	5.2 nights	51%	Brazil	August
2	Providencia	53,611	299,773	5.6 nights	60%	Brazil	August
3	Viña del Mar	50,764	254,550	5.0 nights	35%	Argentina	January
4	Las Condes	45,626	283,595	6.2 nights	55%	Argentina	August
5	Pucón	30,155	165,570	5.5 nights	35%	Argentina	February
6	La Serena	28,195	179,203	6.4 nights	19%	Argentina	January
7	Ñuñoa	26,684	165,093	6.2 nights	42%	Brazil	August
8	Algarrobo	23,705	101,417	4.3 nights	12%	Argentina	February
9	Concón	23,387	107,553	4.6 nights	23%	Argentina	January
10	Valparaíso	21,944	103,426	4.7 nights	44%	US	February
11	Puerto Varas	21,443	107,404	5.0 nights	44%	Argentina	February
12	Coquimbo	19,786	124,530	6.3 nights	16%	Argentina	January
13	Valdivia	18,681	92,020	4.9 nights	20%	Argentina	February
14	Pichilemu	17,347	69,138	4.0 nights	14%	US	February
15	San Pedro de Atacama	17,276	69,691	4.0 nights	81%	Brazil	January
16	Puchuncaví	15,739	80,535	5.1 nights	16%	Argentina	February
17	Puerto Natales	15,553	58,925	3.8 nights	79%	US	January
18	Papudo	14,860	82,166	5.5 nights	22%	Argentina	January
19	Navidad	12,606	45,911	3.6 nights	12%	US	February
20	Villarrica	12,580	72,263	5.7 nights	22%	Argentina	February
21	Iquique	12,565	65,598	5.2 nights	25%	Bolivia	January
22	Antofagasta	10,894	47,229	4.3 nights	24%	Brazil	December
23	Puerto Montt	10,185	46,157	4.5 nights	44%	Argentina	January
24	Punta Arenas	10,165	42,713	4.2 nights	68%	US	January
25	Concepción	8,493	35,769	4.2 nights	13%	Argentina	January
26	Temuco	7,962	28,761	3.6 nights	26%	Argentina	January
27	San José de Maipo	7,819	20,019	2.6 nights	29%	US	February
28	El Quisco	7,255	29,284	4.0 nights	10%	US	February
29	El Tabo	6,963	30,074	4.3 nights	6.5%	Argentina	February
30	Lo Barnechea	6,958	33,132	4.8 nights	78%	Brazil	August
31	Panguipulli	6,427	34,948	5.4 nights	18%	Argentina	February
32	Zapallar	5,484	31,051	5.7 nights	26%	Argentina	January
33	Pinto	5,412	20,707	3.8 nights	31%	Brazil	July
34	Castro	5,371	23,060	4.3 nights	37%	US	February
35	Easter Island	4,890	27,441	5.6 nights	54%	US	January
36	Arica	4,617	24,343	5.3 nights	40%	Bolivia	January
37	Caldera	4,273	19,533	4.6 nights	21%	France	January
38	Coyhaique	4,154	17,922	4.3 nights	46%	US	January
39	Curacautín	4,021	17,087	4.2 nights	23%	Brazil	July
40	Chillán	4,018	13,716	3.4 nights	18%	Brazil	February
41	Casablanca	3,953	16,011	4.1 nights	28%	US	February
42	Vitacura	3,893	26,880	6.9 nights	58%	Argentina	August
43	La Florida	3,837	18,400	4.8 nights	22%	Brazil	October
44	Talca	3,620	15,729	4.3 nights	23%	Argentina	October
45	Melipeuco	3,327	11,383	3.4 nights	29%	US	February
46	Santo Domingo	3,308	15,533	4.7 nights	11%	US	February
47	Olmué	3,300	12,315	3.7 nights	15%	US	February
48	Osorno	3,170	11,475	3.6 nights	36%	Argentina	January
49	Vicuña	2,962	10,603	3.6 nights	27%	France	February
50	Frutillar	2,942	14,545	4.9 nights	30%	Argentina	February
51	La Ligua	2,847	12,432	4.4 nights	7.4%	Argentina	February
52	Tomé	2,622	9,457	3.6 nights	11%	Argentina	February
53	Los Ángeles	2,618	11,051	4.2 nights	12%	Brazil	February
54	Quintero	2,610	10,096	3.9 nights	13%	Argentina	February
55	Estación Central	2,539	11,843	4.7 nights	48%	Brazil	August
56	Calama	2,510	12,241	4.9 nights	39%	Brazil	January
57	Recoleta	2,449	12,790	5.2 nights	65%	Brazil	August
58	Paihuano	2,382	8,623	3.6 nights	23%	Germany	February
59	Las Cabras	2,361	9,936	4.2 nights	7.1%	US	February
60	Ancud	2,079	9,833	4.7 nights	43%	US	February
61	Macul	2,015	8,817	4.4 nights	24%	Brazil	July
62	Los Vilos	1,948	9,489	4.9 nights	11%	US	February
63	Llanquihue	1,905	9,302	4.9 nights	36%	Argentina	February
64	Río Ibáñez	1,867	6,325	3.4 nights	67%	US	January
65	Copiapó	1,861	9,281	5.0 nights	25%	Brazil	October
66	Rancagua	1,855	8,452	4.6 nights	12%	Argentina	November
67	Pelluhue	1,807	7,254	4.0 nights	9.7%	Argentina	February
68	Cochamó	1,793	6,769	3.8 nights	30%	US	February
69	San Miguel	1,757	8,478	4.8 nights	26%	Argentina	August
70	Futrono	1,728	9,507	5.5 nights	12%	Argentina	February
71	Lago Ranco	1,691	8,606	5.1 nights	13%	US	February
72	San Clemente	1,667	5,100	3.1 nights	16%	Germany	February
73	Termas de Chillán	1,634	6,797	4.2 nights	34%	Brazil	July
74	Santa Cruz	1,571	5,713	3.6 nights	43%	US	May
75	San Antonio	1,474	5,734	3.9 nights	10%	US	February
76	Cobquecura	1,392	5,932	4.3 nights	20%	US	February
77	Constitución	1,369	5,705	4.2 nights	17%	Argentina	January
78	Chonchi	1,333	6,297	4.7 nights	30%	US	February
79	Curicó	1,275	5,947	4.7 nights	16%	US	December
80	Cautín Province	1,161	5,470	4.7 nights	24%	Argentina	November
81	Hualaihué	1,155	3,345	2.9 nights	50%	Argentina	February
82	Colbún	1,123	4,815	4.3 nights	14%	US	February
83	Futaleufú	1,107	3,878	3.5 nights	55%	Argentina	February
84	Vichuquén	1,093	4,381	4.0 nights	7.1%	Switzerland	February
85	Paine	1,071	3,303	3.1 nights	16%	US	February
86	Quillón	1,017	3,333	3.3 nights	12%	US	February
87	Caburgua	941	5,784	6.1 nights	14%	France	February
88	Dalcahue	874	4,183	4.8 nights	29%	US	February
89	Puerto Octay	871	4,221	4.8 nights	27%	Argentina	February

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. Chile is the top origin in 86 of 89 towns, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad. Lists the 89 of Chile's 179 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in Chile

How many tourists visit Chile?

Chile had 5.2 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, according to UN Tourism, via Our World in Data. Domestic trips are not in that count. AirROI estimates 869,623 Airbnb stays in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026, which is a separate count of bookings.

When is high season in Chile?

The busiest Airbnb month in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026 was January, then February and July.

What is the quietest month in Chile?

April was the quietest Airbnb month in Chile in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and May ranked 11th. Stays in April were booked about 18 days ahead, against 30 days for January.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Chile?

A typical Airbnb stay in Chile lasted 4.9 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 25 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 3.7 nights in September to 5.7 nights in January.

Where do Airbnb guests in Chile come from?

Of Chile Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 63% were from within Chile, AirROI estimates. The top countries abroad were Argentina at 7% and Brazil at 6.4%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Santiago at 23%, ahead of Concepción at 2%.

What is the most booked town in Chile on Airbnb?

Santiago was the most booked town in Chile on Airbnb, with an estimated 110,175 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Providencia and Viña del Mar.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. UN Tourism counts international tourist arrivals (5.2 million in 2024). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 869,623 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 179 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 2,597,114 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.