Outbound tourism — Departures in Malta

Malta: Outbound tourism — Departures was 1.06 million Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.06 million Persons
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
41st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1.06 million Persons
in 2025
All-time low
217,624 Persons
in 2020
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Outbound tourism — Departures in Malta, 2008–2025

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2008201620252008: 292.1k Persons2009: 292.5k Persons2010: 328.3k Persons2011: 347.3k Persons2012: 368.4k Persons2013: 404.0k Persons2014: 429.9k Persons2015: 473.9k Persons2016: 549.4k Persons2017: 632.1k Persons2018: 728.2k Persons2019: 774.3k Persons2020: 217.6k Persons2021: 343.6k Persons2022: 694.3k Persons2023: 934.0k Persons2024: 961.3k Persons2025: 1.1M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for outbound tourism — departures in Malta is 1.06 million Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 122.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound tourism — departures in Malta peaked at 1.06 million Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 217,624 Persons, in 2020.

Malta ranks 41st of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 292,292 Persons 292,100 Persons 292,484 Persons 2
2010s 503,582 Persons 328,289 Persons 774,294 Persons 10
2020s 701,205 Persons 217,624 Persons 1.06 million Persons 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 38 Estonia 3.17 million Persons compare
  2. 39 New Zealand 3.16 million Persons compare
  3. 40 Latvia 2.28 million Persons compare
  4. 42 Kazakhstan, Republic of 10,646 Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound tourism — departures in Malta?
Outbound tourism — departures in Malta was 1.06 million Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest outbound tourism — departures recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 million Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest outbound tourism — departures recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 217,624 Persons in 2020.
How does Malta rank for outbound tourism — departures?
Malta ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
Is outbound tourism — departures rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Outbound tourism — Departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outbound tourism — Departures
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 695 data points, 2008–2025
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Outbound tourism comprises the activities of residents of a given country travelling to and staying in places outside their country of residence.