State STATISTICAL Office

STATISTICAL RELEASE : 27.1.2025.1/5

Tourism, May 2025

The number of tourists in May 2025 was 130 739, of which 22.4% were domestic tourists and 77.6% were foreign tourists

The number of tourists in May 2025 was 130 739, of which 22.4% were domestic tourists and the other 77.6% were foreign tourists. 

The number of nights spent in May 2025 was 231 313, of which 28.8% are realised by domestic and the other 71.2% are realised by foreign tourists.

In the period January – May 2025, compared to the same period last year, the number of tourists increased by 16.3%: the number of domestic tourists decreased by 1.0%, while that of foreign tourists increased by 23.6%.

In the period January - May 2025, compared to the same period last year, the number of nights spent increased by 12.0%: the number of nights spent by domestic tourists decreased by 0.3%, while those by foreign tourists increased by 18.7%.

Key takeaway

Number of foreign tourists by country of origin in May 2025:

  • 28 338  from Turkey  
  • 15 166 from Germany
  • 6 059 from France
  • 5 942 from Serbia 

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Structure of domestic and foreign tourists and nights spent, May 2025

Contact

Bojan Gligorovski
Phone: +389-(0)2- 3295- 666
Email: bojan.gligorovski@stat.gov.mk

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