18-6    Number of International Tourists by Sex, Age and Purpose
			(10 000 persons)
	2000		2001
Item
	Persons	Percentage	Persons	Percentage
		(%)		(%)
Total	1016.04	100.0	1122.64	100.0
By Sex
Male	655.97	64.6	728.83	64.9
Female	360.07	35.4	393.81	35.1
By Age
14 and under	35.71	3.5	40.49	3.6
15-24	82.43	8.1	87.56	7.8
25-44	494.44	48.7	545.42	48.6
45-64	343.53	33.8	384.84	34.3
65 and over	59.93	5.9	64.33	5.7
By Purpose
Meeting /Business			198.48	17.7
Sightseeing and Holiday			492.35	43.9
Visiting Relatives and Friends			39.26	3.5
Services			128.92	11.5
Others			263.63	23.4
a) Since 2001, the Ministry of Public Security has adjusted the embarkation card and landing card, the "Occupation" item have changed to the
"Purpose" item, so, the data by purpose in 2000 are absented.