In 2023, the Eiffel Tower welcomed 6.3 million visitors, surpassing the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, according to the operating company SETE.
Last year, marked by tributes to its creator, Gustave Eiffel, on the centenary of his death, saw an 8% increase in visitor numbers compared to 2022.
The iconic Iron Lady hosted seven million tourists in 2014 and 6.2 million in 2019 before facing closures in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 lockdowns.
French visitors (18.9%) remained the leading group, followed by North Americans (18%), particularly from the United States (13.2%). Europeans, excluding France, constituted 44% of visitors, with Germans (7.8%), Britons (6.8%), and Spaniards (6.4%) on the podium.
In the wake of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, visitors from Oceania increased, with 2.6% coming from Australia and New Zealand.
Major Parisian museums, such as the Orsay Museum, followed a similar trend, experiencing visitation levels comparable to 2019.
With the upcoming Paris Olympics and Paralympics in 2024, the tourism office anticipates more than 15 million spectators in the capital, projecting another significant year for tourism in Paris.