Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malta
Malta: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 5.96 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malta, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 5.96 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malta peaked at 5.96 trips per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.18 trips per person, in 2020.
That places Malta 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.51 trips per person | — |
| 2004 | 2.59 trips per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.62 trips per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.47 trips per person | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2.82 trips per person | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 2.88 trips per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.6 trips per person | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 2.95 trips per person | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 3.12 trips per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.16 trips per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.45 trips per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6 trips per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.73 trips per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.02 trips per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 4.48 trips per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 5 trips per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 5.09 trips per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.18 trips per person | -76.8% |
| 2021 | 1.75 trips per person | +48.0% |
| 2022 | 4.01 trips per person | +129.8% |
| 2023 | 5.11 trips per person | +27.3% |
| 2024 | 5.96 trips per person | +16.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5.96 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 6.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 5.96 trips per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3297 trips per person, 18.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +129.8% | 1.75 trips per person | 4.01 trips per person |
| 2020 | -76.8% | 5.09 trips per person | 1.18 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.64 trips per person | 2.47 trips per person | 2.88 trips per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.86 trips per person | 2.95 trips per person | 5.09 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6 trips per person | 1.18 trips per person | 5.96 trips per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malta?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Malta was 5.96 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 trips per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 trips per person in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.