The table chart given compares five different regions, based on the percentage of people who went for international travel from 1990 to 2005, at 5-year intervals
Looking at the table, it is clear that Europe had the most travellers in all four years, while the Middle East had the least. Additionally, the number of people in all regions went up over time, and Asia and the Pacific showed the biggest growth.
In 1990, the number of Europe travellers dominated the chart at about 280.2 million, which was more than three times higher than America at 80.5 million. Asia and the Pacific ranked third with 60.2 million, compared with only 18.2 million for Africa, while the Middle East came in last at 9.8 million. In 1995, Europe reached a peak of 390.3 million, compared to smaller changes in the other regions.
In the last year , after some fluctuations, Europe still boasted the largest proportion of travellers at 400.2 million. The figure for America declined slightly to stand at 113.2 million, while Asia and the Pacific increased strongly to 135.8 million. Meanwhile, Africa and the Middle East rose more slowly, with 28.7 million and 15.8 million travellers, respectively.