International trips for personal reasons in Malta

Malta: International trips for personal reasons was 3.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.39 million
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
46th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.39 million
in 2024
All-time low
608,400
in 2020
Years of data
22
2003–2024

International trips for personal reasons in Malta, 2003–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M2003201320242003: 1.0M2004: 1.0M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.0M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.2M2009: 1.1M2010: 1.2M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.5M2014: 1.6M2015: 1.7M2016: 1.8M2017: 2.1M2018: 2.4M2019: 2.6M2020: 608.4k2021: 905.3k2022: 2.1M2023: 2.8M2024: 3.4M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malta recorded 3.39 million for international trips for personal reasons in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 117.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international trips for personal reasons in Malta peaked at 3.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 608,400, in 2020.

Malta ranks 46th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

International trips for personal reasons in Malta, year by year

Annual values for International trips for personal reasons in Malta, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 1.00 million —
2004 1.04 million +4.0%
2005 1.06 million +1.5%
2006 1.00 million -5.2%
2007 1.15 million +14.3%
2008 1.18 million +2.9%
2009 1.07 million -8.9%
2010 1.22 million +13.8%
2011 1.30 million +6.2%
2012 1.33 million +2.4%
2013 1.46 million +10.2%
2014 1.56 million +6.5%
2015 1.66 million +6.2%
2016 1.83 million +10.4%
2017 2.09 million +14.4%
2018 2.42 million +15.5%
2019 2.56 million +6.0%
2020 608,400 -76.3%
2021 905,300 +48.8%
2022 2.13 million +135.5%
2023 2.82 million +32.5%
2024 3.39 million +20.1%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 3.39 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 million, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 3.39 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.00 million, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where International trips for personal reasons 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 +135.5% 905,300 2.13 million
2020 -76.3% 2.56 million 608,400

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.07 million 1.00 million 1.18 million 7
2010s 1.74 million 1.22 million 2.56 million 10
2020s 1.97 million 608,400 3.39 million 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 43 Norway 3.87 million compare
  2. 44 Kazakhstan 3.79 million compare
  3. 45 Cyprus 3.76 million compare
  4. 47 Chile 3.35 million compare
  5. 48 Finland 3.28 million compare
  6. 49 Colombia 3.10 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is international trips for personal reasons in Malta?
International trips for personal reasons in Malta was 3.39 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest international trips for personal reasons recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 3.39 million in 2024.
What is the lowest international trips for personal reasons recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 608,400 in 2020.
How does Malta rank for international trips for personal reasons?
Malta ranks 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is international trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 117.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International trips for personal reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International trips for personal reasons
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,054 data points, 1995–2024
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