Track tourist arrivals to the Maldives, compare current performance with earlier years, and examine source markets, entry points and operational accommodation capacity.
January to June · June figures cover the current partial month only
Tourist arrivals began 2026 strongly, rising by 4.6% in January and 15.7% in February compared with the same months in 2025. The trend then reversed, with arrivals falling by 20.7% in March and 25.6% in April.
May recorded a modest 3.0% increase, but arrivals between 1 and 16 June were 17.9% lower than the same period last year. This left year-to-date tourist arrivals 5.7% below 2025, although they remained 2.9% above the comparable period in 2024.
Bars show arrivals. The final column shows movement in rank compared with the prior year, not growth in arrivals.
67,514 beds in operation across 1,287 facilities
179 facilities · 66.6% of beds
920 facilities · 24.3% of beds
172 vessels · 5.2% of beds
16 facilities · 3.9% of beds
| Type | Atolls | Islands | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resorts | 19 | 179 | 44,977 |
| Guesthouses | 20 | 115 | 16,394 |
| Hotels | 8 | 9 | 2,654 |
The primary CM Data indicator should be tourist arrivals. Total visitors should appear as a secondary measure because it combines tourists with business arrivals and cruise passengers. Partial-month figures must always be compared with the identical period in earlier years.
The page should separate arrivals, declared accommodation type and bed capacity. These measures describe different things and should not be combined into a single performance indicator.