The number of tourist arrivals in Macau rose 15.5% year-on-year to 3.647 million in January 2026, easing from a 17.8% increase in December. Same day visitors grew 4.6% year-on-year, while overnight visitors declined 6.6%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay remained at 1 day, with overnight visitors’ stays increasing by 0.1 day to 2.3 days. By source market, arrivals from China fell 1.6% year-on-year to 2.705 million, with those traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme down 9.6% to 1.452 million, mainly due to a higher comparison base as last year’s Lunar New Year holidays fell in late January. Arrivals from Hong Kong declined 1.3%, while Taiwan rose 20.7%. In addition, visitors from Malaysia (52.3%), Thailand (80.5%), and Singapore (28.6%) surged, whereas arrivals from the Philippines (-6.3%) and Indonesia (-21.8%) declined. source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR

Tourist Arrivals in Macau increased to 3647328 in January from 3580130 in December of 2025. Tourist Arrivals in Macau averaged 1898190.29 from 1999 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4219034.00 in August of 2025 and a record low of 9759.00 in July of 2022. This page provides the latest reported value for - Macao Tourist Arrivals - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Macau Tourist Arrivals - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-11706484.00	-10609144.00	Thousand MOP	Jan 2026
Current Account	144279.70	115437.60	MOP Million	Dec 2024
Exports	1457725.18	1172031.75	Thousand MOP	Jan 2026
Foreign Direct Investment	-4568.70	-9293.23	MOP Million	Dec 2024
Imports	13164209.00	11781176.00	Thousand MOP	Jan 2026
Terms of Trade	99.00	99.80	points	Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues	21875.00	20382.00	MOP Million	Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals YoY	3647328.00	3580130.00		Jan 2026

Macau Tourist Arrivals

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	3647328.00	3580130.00	4219034.00	9759.00	1999 - 2026		Monthly

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Macau Tourist Arrivals Up 15.5% in January

The number of tourist arrivals in Macau rose 15.5% year-on-year to 3.647 million in January 2026, easing from a 17.8% increase in December. Same day visitors grew 4.6% year-on-year, while overnight visitors declined 6.6%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay remained at 1 day, with overnight visitors’ stays increasing by 0.1 day to 2.3 days. By source market, arrivals from China fell 1.6% year-on-year to 2.705 million, with those traveling under the Individual Visit Scheme down 9.6% to 1.452 million, mainly due to a higher comparison base as last year’s Lunar New Year holidays fell in late January. Arrivals from Hong Kong declined 1.3%, while Taiwan rose 20.7%. In addition, visitors from Malaysia (52.3%), Thailand (80.5%), and Singapore (28.6%) surged, whereas arrivals from the Philippines (-6.3%) and Indonesia (-21.8%) declined.

2026-03-02

Macau Tourist Arrivals Rise 17.8% in December

The number of tourist arrivals in Macau rose by 17.8% year-on-year to 3.580 million in December 2025, easing from an 18.1% increase in the previous month. Same-day visitors climbed 23%, while overnight visitors jumped by 10.9%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors held steady from a year earlier at 1.1 days, with the duration of stay for overnight visitors decreasing to 2.1 days. By source market, arrivals from Mainland China grew by 22.6% to 2.51 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme rising by 32.7%. In addition, visitors from Taiwan increased by 22.4% to 86.3 thousand, while those from Hong Kong grew by 3.1% to 652.1 thousand. In 2025, international visitors increased by 13.7% to 2.755 million. For the January-December period, total visitors went up by 14.7% to 40.1 million.

2026-01-23

Macau Tourist Arrivals Continue to Rise

The number of tourist arrivals in Macau increased by 18.1% year-on-year to 3.345 million in November 2025, following a 10.8% rise in the previous month. Same-day visitors climbed by 31.5%, while overnight visitors rose by 2.1%. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.2 day year-on-year to 1.0 day. Visitors from the Chinese mainland increased by 21.9% to 2.397 million, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme up by 36.1% to 1.262 million. Visitors from Hong Kong and Taiwan went up by 5.4% and 27.1%, respectively. In addition, increases were seen in the number of visitor arrivals from the Philippines (2.3%), Indonesia (23.1%) and Thailand (49.4%). In the first eleven months of 2025, the number of visitor arrivals rose by 14.4%.

2025-12-19