The number of tourist arrivals in Macau jumped 32.6% year-on-year to 4.173 million in February 2026, following a 15.5% increase in January, driven by the Lunar New Year holidays. Same-day visitors and overnight visitors rose by 41.8% and 18.8%, respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.2 day year-on-year to 0.9 day, with that of overnight visitors decreasing by 0.1 day to 2.1 days. By source market, visitors from China climbed by 43.6% year-on-year to 3,291,164 in February, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme surged by 52.7% to 2,032,456. Visitors from Hong Kong (591,300) and Taiwan region (89,628) rose by 2.0% and 31.9%, respectively. Philippine (+16.3%, 45,195), Indian (+42.5%, 5,831), and US (+5.5%, 11,142) visitors rose, while Indonesia (-22.3%, 11,587), Thailand (-11.4%, 9,973), and South Korea (-5.6%, 55,994) saw declines. In the first two months of 2026, number of visitor arrivals rose by 15.1% to 7,820,268. source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR

Tourist Arrivals in Macau increased to 4172940 in February from 3647328 in January of 2026. Tourist Arrivals in Macau averaged 1905168.05 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 April of 2026.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	-988709.00	-11688988.00	Thousand MOP	Feb 2026
Current Account	144279.70	115437.60	MOP Million	Dec 2024
Exports	1337923.78	1457725.18	Thousand MOP	Feb 2026
Foreign Direct Investment	-4568.70	-9293.23	MOP Million	Dec 2024
Imports	11225014.00	13146714.00	Thousand MOP	Feb 2026
Terms of Trade	99.00	99.80	points	Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues	21875.00	20382.00	MOP Million	Dec 2025
Tourist Arrivals YoY	4172940.00	3647328.00		Feb 2026

Macau Tourist Arrivals

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	4172940.00	3647328.00	4219034.00	9759.00	1999 - 2026		Monthly

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Macau Tourism Jumps Over Lunar Holidays

The number of tourist arrivals in Macau jumped 32.6% year-on-year to 4.173 million in February 2026, following a 15.5% increase in January, driven by the Lunar New Year holidays. Same-day visitors and overnight visitors rose by 41.8% and 18.8%, respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors shortened by 0.2 day year-on-year to 0.9 day, with that of overnight visitors decreasing by 0.1 day to 2.1 days. By source market, visitors from China climbed by 43.6% year-on-year to 3,291,164 in February, with those travelling under the Individual Visit Scheme surged by 52.7% to 2,032,456. Visitors from Hong Kong (591,300) and Taiwan region (89,628) rose by 2.0% and 31.9%, respectively. Philippine (+16.3%, 45,195), Indian (+42.5%, 5,831), and US (+5.5%, 11,142) visitors rose, while Indonesia (-22.3%, 11,587), Thailand (-11.4%, 9,973), and South Korea (-5.6%, 55,994) saw declines. In the first two months of 2026, number of visitor arrivals rose by 15.1% to 7,820,268.

2026-03-20

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