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Number of foreign tourists up 10.3% last year: statistics

Number of foreign tourists up 10.3% last year: statistics

Skopje, 12 February 2026 (MIA) - In the period January – December 2025, compared to the same period last year, the number of tourists increased by 6.0%: the number of domestic tourists decreased by 2.2%, while that of foreign tourists increased by 10.3%, the State Statistical Office said.

From January to December 2025, compared with the same period in the previous year, the number of nights spent increased by 0.8%: the number of nights spent by domestic tourists decreased by 4.1%, while those by foreign tourists increased by 6.4%.

In December 2025, 36.7% were domestic tourists, and 63.3% were foreign tourists.

The number of nights spent in December 2025 was 112,001, of which 42.4% were realised by domestic and the other 57.6% by foreign tourists.

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