Semarang

Semarang, Indonesia, scores 59 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #157 of 309 destinations. 26 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 85% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 59
• OECD: 55
• UN Tourism: 63
• UNDRR: 51

Strongest

• Domestic share of nights: 99.5 % of nights by residents of the same country (Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata (Disbudpar) Kota Semarang / Disway Jateng, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (Pemerintah Kota Semarang, Dokumen Rancangan RPJMD Kota Semarang Tahun 2025-2029, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Tourism intensity: 4.3 visitor nights per resident per year (BPS Kota Semarang & Pemerintah Kota Semarang RPJMD, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Economic diversity: 46.5 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (region figure) (Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Berita Resmi Statistik: Keadaan Ketenagakerjaan Provinsi Jawa Tengah Agustus 2024 (No. 67/11/33/Th. XVIII), August 2024). Below 55: grade 0/4.
• Wastewater safely treated: 3.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum - Ditjen Cipta Karya / BPBPK Jawa Tengah, 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Tropical nights: 365.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4.

Indonesia in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Indonesia is #23 of 110 countries (4.56 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 63 on the CIRA Index; Semarang is 4 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 63

• Nights in the three busiest months: 28.5 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). At or below 30: grade 4/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 99.5 % of nights by residents of the same country (Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata (Disbudpar) Kota Semarang / Disway Jateng, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 35.5 % of international arrivals or nights (region figure) (BPS Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Statistik Pariwisata Jawa Tengah 2024, 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 100.5 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (Pemerintah Kota Semarang, Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Daerah (RPJMD) & Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Kota Semarang, 2024). Between 100 and 110: grade 3/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 1.4 nights per visitor (BPS Kota Semarang via Disway Jateng, 'Okupansi Hotel Semarang Naik di Akhir 2025, Namun Wisatawan Pilih Menginap Singkat', December 2025). Below 1.8: grade 0/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 66 % average annual occupancy (BPS Kota Semarang via Disway Jateng, 'Okupansi Hotel Semarang Naik di Akhir 2025, Namun Wisatawan Pilih Menginap Singkat', December 2025). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 50

• Jobs in tourism industries: 4.8 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 5.7 % of the labour force (Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Kota Semarang / Disnakertrans Jateng, Survei Angkatan Kerja Nasional (Sakernas), August 2025). Between 5 and 8: grade 3/4. Source
• Income per head: 17,660 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 46.5 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (region figure) (Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Berita Resmi Statistik: Keadaan Ketenagakerjaan Provinsi Jawa Tengah Agustus 2024 (No. 67/11/33/Th. XVIII), August 2024). Below 55: grade 0/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 40

• Extreme heat days: 7.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 5 and 15: grade 3/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 365.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 4.5 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4. Source

Water and environment: 56

• Water scarcity: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 3.2 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum - Ditjen Cipta Karya / BPBPK Jawa Tengah, 2024). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (Pemerintah Kota Semarang, Dokumen Rancangan RPJMD Kota Semarang Tahun 2025-2029, 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 38.5 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumber Daya Alam dan Lingkungan (IPB Press / BPS Kota Semarang), 2022). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4. Source

Community and housing: 100

• Tourism intensity: 4.3 visitor nights per resident per year (BPS Kota Semarang & Pemerintah Kota Semarang RPJMD, 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: not measured yet
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 58

• Access redundancy: 4 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Kompas / PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia / PT Pelindo / PT Kereta Api Indonesia / PT Jasa Marga, 2025–2026). At or above 4: grade 4/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (BPBD Kota Semarang / Telkom University, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Kota Semarang, 2021–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 59 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Pemerintah Kota Semarang, 2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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