Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Malta
Malta: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square was 8,827 trips per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Malta, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Malta is 8,827 trips per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 32.5% on the previous year and up 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Malta peaked at 8,827 trips per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,901 trips per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Malta 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square in Malta, year by year
| Year | trips per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3,128 trips per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 3,253 trips per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 3,303 trips per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3,131 trips per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 3,578 trips per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 3,681 trips per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 3,353 trips per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 3,816 trips per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 4,053 trips per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4,150 trips per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,575 trips per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 4,874 trips per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 5,177 trips per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 5,716 trips per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 6,542 trips per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 7,558 trips per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 8,013 trips per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 1,901 trips per square kilometre | -76.3% |
| 2021 | 2,829 trips per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2022 | 6,664 trips per square kilometre | +135.5% |
| 2023 | 8,827 trips per square kilometre | +32.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8,827 trips per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 110.53 trips per square kilometre, 79.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 8,827 trips per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.31 trips per square kilometre, 457.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes … square 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 | +135.5% | 2,829 trips per square kilometre | 6,664 trips per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -76.3% | 8,013 trips per square kilometre | 1,901 trips per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,347 trips per square kilometre | 3,128 trips per square kilometre | 3,681 trips per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 5,447 trips per square kilometre | 3,816 trips per square kilometre | 8,013 trips per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,055 trips per square kilometre | 1,901 trips per square kilometre | 8,827 trips per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 2 San Marino 23,602 trips per square kilometre compare
- 3 Singapore 23,262 trips per square kilometre compare
- 4 Hong Kong 19,733 trips per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bahrain 6,474 trips per square kilometre compare
- 7 Maldives 5,583 trips per square kilometre compare
- 8 Aruba 4,291 trips per square kilometre compare
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 square in Malta?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square in Malta was 8,827 trips per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8,827 trips per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,901 trips per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per square rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.