How many visitors Komodo National Park receives, and how the numbers are changing

Komodo National Park has moved from under 65,000 visitors in 2021 to more than 430,000 in 2025, according to figures compiled from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS, 2021) and the Komodo National Park Authority in Labuan Bajo (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, 2025). This growth underpins tourism, revenues and conservation pressures in the park’s island and marine zones.

How many visitors does Komodo National Park receive now each year?

Based on data reported by the Komodo National Park Authority for a briefing in Labuan Bajo, the park received 432,217 visitors in 2025, combining foreign and domestic tourists (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, 2025). An English-language business outlet summarising the same dataset also notes the total of 432,217 visits for 2025 and highlights that this represents a new high for the park (Expat Life Indonesia, 2026). These figures cover visits to Komodo’s terrestrial and marine tourism sites, not the wider Flores region.

How has Komodo visitor traffic changed since the pandemic?

A data feature using Central Statistics Agency tables states that Komodo National Park logged 64,660 tourist visits in 2021, rising 25.27% from 51,620 visits in 2020 but still below a pre-pandemic level of 221,700 visits in 2019 (BPS via Databoks, 2022). Park authority figures, relayed in a 2024 tourism report, then show visitor numbers increasing to 144,724 in 2022 and 300,488 in 2023 (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, 2024). A 2025 tourism news article, citing the same park data, records 334,206 visitors in 2024 before the jump to 432,217 in 2025 (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, 2025).

What is the balance between foreign and domestic visitors?

According to a January 2025 regional newspaper article based on Komodo National Park Authority statistics, total visits reached 334,206 in 2024, with foreign tourists accounting for 226,948 and domestic visitors for 107,258 (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, 2024). A January 2026 business report using updated park figures states that in 2025 foreign visitors rose to 340,048 while domestic visitors fell to 92,169 (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, 2025; Expat Life Indonesia, 2026). This means foreign tourists form the majority of park visitation in both 2024 and 2025.

How do Komodo visitor numbers compare with Labuan Bajo overall?

A conservation-focused explainer drawing on Manggarai Barat regional planning data notes that Labuan Bajo recorded about 411,000 visitors in 2024, with Komodo National Park visits making up most of that number (Bappeda Manggarai Barat, 2024). A 2026 in-depth article on visitor quotas reports that Labuan Bajo logged 500,008 tourist arrivals in 2025, of whom 432,217 went on to visit Komodo National Park (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo and Labuan Bajo Tourism Office, 2025; Floresa, 2026). These comparisons show that nearly all international Labuan Bajo tourists include the park in their itinerary.

What do official statistics say about monthly and site-level trends?

Central Statistics Agency tourism tables summarised in an English-language data service indicate that total visits to the Komodo National Park area reached 64,660 in 2021, with 6,600 recorded at Loh Liang, 53,630 at Padar and 4,440 at Labuan Bajo-related entries (BPS via Databoks, 2022). A 2024 park statement carried in a national lifestyle outlet notes that January 2023 was the quietest month with 7,902 visitors, while August 2023 peaked at 48,850 visitors (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, 2024).

An early-2026 business report based on park logs for 2025 shows the highest monthly figure in July 2025 at 63,133 visitors, and the lowest in January 2025 at 12,609 visitors, with all monthly totals listed from January through December 2025 (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo, 2025; Expat Life Indonesia, 2026).

Why do these visitor numbers matter for park management and investment?

A data feature using BPS and park revenue tables reports that Komodo National Park’s non-tax state revenue reached 41 billion rupiah in 2023 and 53 billion rupiah in 2024, directly linked to ticketed visitor numbers and activity fees (Balai Taman Nasional Komodo and Ministry of Environment and Forestry, 2023–2024).

A 2026 quota-focused investigation explains that rising tourist traffic has triggered stricter daily visitor limits and booking systems for Komodo’s key islands to manage ecological pressure on dragon habitat and the surrounding reefs (Floresa, 2026). Together, these official figures underpin decisions on infrastructure, conservation funding and regulatory changes affecting tourism and marine use around Komodo and Labuan Bajo.

Sources

• Databoks (Katadata)
• Liputan6
• Pos-Kupang
• Detik Travel
• Expat Life Indonesia
• Floresa