Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region in Malta

Malta: Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region was 2.83 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.83 million
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
41st
of 51 countries
All-time high
2.83 million
in 2025
All-time low
705,714
in 2020
Years of data
23
2001–2025

Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2001–2025

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M2001201320252001: 988.0k2004: 1.2M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.2M2008: 1.2M2009: 1.1M2010: 1.3M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.4M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.6M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.6M2017: 1.8M2018: 2.0M2019: 2.0M2020: 705.7k2021: 982.0k2022: 1.8M2023: 2.3M2024: 2.6M2025: 2.8M

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by nuts 2 region in Malta stood at 2.83 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 2.83 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 705,714, in 2020.

That places Malta 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 988,026 —
2004 1.16 million +17.3%
2005 1.14 million -2.0%
2006 1.15 million +1.1%
2007 1.19 million +3.9%
2008 1.22 million +2.4%
2009 1.12 million -8.6%
2010 1.28 million +14.4%
2011 1.34 million +5.1%
2012 1.35 million +0.6%
2013 1.46 million +8.1%
2014 1.55 million +6.4%
2015 1.59 million +2.0%
2016 1.62 million +2.1%
2017 1.83 million +13.0%
2018 1.98 million +8.4%
2019 2.02 million +2.0%
2020 705,714 -65.1%
2021 981,987 +39.1%
2022 1.81 million +84.7%
2023 2.25 million +24.1%
2024 2.55 million +13.2%
2025 2.83 million +10.9%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 2.83 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.79 million, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +84.7% 981,987 1.81 million
2020 -65.1% 2.02 million 705,714

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.14 million 988,026 1.22 million 7
2010s 1.60 million 1.28 million 2.02 million 10
2020s 1.86 million 705,714 2.83 million 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 38 Cyprus 4.03 million compare
  2. 39 Estonia 3.69 million compare
  3. 40 Estonia 3.61 million compare
  4. 42 Latvia 2.82 million compare
  5. 43 Latvia 2.70 million compare
  6. 44 Luxembourg 1.60 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by nuts 2 region in Malta?
Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by nuts 2 region in Malta was 2.83 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2.83 million in 2025.
What is the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 705,714 in 2020.
How does Malta rank for arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by nuts 2 region?
Malta ranks 41st out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
Is arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
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CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
504 places, 11,635 data points, 1990–2025
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