Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Madagascar
Madagascar: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people was 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Madagascar, 1995–2021
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in arrivals per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.9% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Madagascar peaked at 17.92 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 203rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | arrivals per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.34 arrivals per 1,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 5.72 arrivals per 1,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 6.74 arrivals per 1,000 people | +17.8% |
| 1998 | 7.81 arrivals per 1,000 people | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 8.62 arrivals per 1,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 9.69 arrivals per 1,000 people | +12.3% |
| 2001 | 9.98 arrivals per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.53 arrivals per 1,000 people | -64.6% |
| 2003 | 7.69 arrivals per 1,000 people | +117.7% |
| 2004 | 12.31 arrivals per 1,000 people | +60.0% |
| 2005 | 14.46 arrivals per 1,000 people | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 15.81 arrivals per 1,000 people | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 16.93 arrivals per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 17.92 arrivals per 1,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 7.56 arrivals per 1,000 people | -57.8% |
| 2010 | 8.84 arrivals per 1,000 people | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 9.86 arrivals per 1,000 people | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 10.91 arrivals per 1,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 8.13 arrivals per 1,000 people | -25.5% |
| 2014 | 8.96 arrivals per 1,000 people | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 9.6 arrivals per 1,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 11.23 arrivals per 1,000 people | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 9.52 arrivals per 1,000 people | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 10.58 arrivals per 1,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 13.61 arrivals per 1,000 people | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 2.36 arrivals per 1,000 people | -82.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people | -88.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.17 arrivals per 1,000 people, 2% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6 arrivals per 1,000 people, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +117.7% | 3.53 arrivals per 1,000 people | 7.69 arrivals per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | -88.9% | 2.36 arrivals per 1,000 people | 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | -82.7% | 13.61 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2.36 arrivals per 1,000 people |
| 2002 | -64.6% | 9.98 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3.53 arrivals per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | -57.8% | 17.92 arrivals per 1,000 people | 7.56 arrivals per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.85 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5.34 arrivals per 1,000 people | 8.62 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.59 arrivals per 1,000 people | 3.53 arrivals per 1,000 people | 17.92 arrivals per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.12 arrivals per 1,000 people | 8.13 arrivals per 1,000 people | 13.61 arrivals per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 arrivals per 1,000 people | 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2.36 arrivals per 1,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 200 Solomon Islands 0.9179 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 201 Marshall Islands 0.8457 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 202 Bangladesh 0.8052 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Madagascar?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Madagascar was 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.92 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2627 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Madagascar ranks 203rd out of 203 countries with data for 2021.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.