Tourist arrivals less than 6k to hit 800,000 annual arrivals

Tourist arrivals to the Maldives has reached 794,109 in annual terms, which is just 5,891 travelers short of hitting the 800,000 annual arrival mark.

Given the current momentum, the mark is expected to hit before the end of May; following which, the arrivals to Maldives would be just 200,000 short of hitting the 1 million mark.

As of May 04, 2024, the annual arrivals is 12.3% up compared to the corresponding period last year, during which arrivals stood at 707,306.

Tourist Arrivals – Monthly

  • January – 192, 365 | 11.5%
  • February – 212,392 | 22.2%
  • March – 194,227 | 11.9%
  • April – 168,647 | 2.6%

The arrival total from May 01 to 04, 2024 reached 21,458 which is a 12.8% increment compared to the same duration last year, during which arrivals stood at 19,021.

Top 10 Markets

  1. China – 87,168
  2. Russia – 80,160
  3. UK – 76,823
  4. Italy – 71,536
  5. Germany – 61,959
  6. India – 43,991
  7. France – 30,063
  8. USA – 27,796
  9. Switzerland – 20,078
  10. Poland – 16,542

Russia which had previously slipped to third spot after UK rose to the second place, has once again reclaimed its second rank while China maintains its first rank position.


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