Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments in Malta

Malta: Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments was 2.55 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.55 million Number
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
42nd
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.55 million Number
in 2024
All-time low
705,714 Number
in 2020
Years of data
22
2001–2024

Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments in Malta, 2001–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2001201220242001: 988.0k Number2004: 1.2M Number2005: 1.1M Number2006: 1.1M Number2007: 1.2M Number2008: 1.2M Number2009: 1.1M Number2010: 1.3M Number2011: 1.3M Number2012: 1.4M Number2013: 1.5M Number2014: 1.6M Number2015: 1.6M Number2016: 1.6M Number2017: 1.8M Number2018: 2.0M Number2019: 2.0M Number2020: 705.7k Number2021: 982.0k Number2022: 1.8M Number2023: 2.3M Number2024: 2.6M Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Malta recorded 2.55 million Number for arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments in Malta peaked at 2.55 million Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 705,714 Number, in 2020.

That places Malta 42nd out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments in Malta, year by year

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

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 2.55 million Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.43 million Number, 16% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments 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 Number 1.81 million Number
2020 -65.1% 2.02 million Number 705,714 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.14 million Number 988,026 Number 1.22 million Number 7
2010s 1.60 million Number 1.28 million Number 2.02 million Number 10
2020s 1.66 million Number 705,714 Number 2.55 million Number 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 39 Albania 3.18 million Number compare
  2. 40 Latvia 2.70 million Number compare
  3. 40 Latvia 2.70 million Number compare
  4. 43 Luxembourg 1.57 million Number compare
  5. 44 Montenegro 1.45 million Number compare
  6. 45 North Macedonia 1.09 million Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments in Malta?
Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments in Malta was 2.55 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 2.55 million Number in 2024.
What is the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 705,714 Number in 2020.
How does Malta rank for arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments?
Malta ranks 42nd out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
Is arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
50 places, 1,369 data points, 1990–2025
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