Recreation Activities and Tourism

In 2023, the number of people working in the Belarusian tourism industry reached 187,800, or 4.5% of people employed in the Belarusian economy (189,800 and 4.5% in 2022).

Domestic tourism has been gaining popularity recently. In 2024, 1.7 million Belarusians took part in organized tours around the country (1,8 million Belarusians in 2023).

The majority of Belarusian tourists organize their trips on their own, about 10% of tourists use the services of travel agencies.

Belarusian citizens took part in 19.7 million tourist trips around the country in 2024 (19.8 million in 2023).

The average number of domestic trips per citizen is two.

Medical tourism is becoming more and more popular among foreign citizens. In 2024 alone 165,000 foreigners from 157 countries received medical treatment in Belarus.

Belarus has numerous places for ecotourism that are carefully preserved and developed: Narochansky National Park, Pripyatsky National Park, Braslav Lakes National Park, Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park, Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve and others. The country has more than 320 natural monuments and almost 100 reserves of national significance, as well as more than 650 natural monuments and 280 reserves of local significance. In total, there are more than 1,350 protected natural territories in the country.