Achievement / Travel · 2025
Africa’s most visited destination
Morocco recorded 19.8 million international tourist arrivals in 2025, leading Africa by visitor count.
The full picture
Beyond the number
Morocco recorded 19.8 million international tourist arrivals in 2025, leading Africa by visitor count.
International arrivals grew as more routes and destinations became available.
The tourism ministry reports 19.8 million arrivals in 2025, ranking Morocco 22nd worldwide.
Then / Now
How the story unfolded
Morocco recorded 17.4 million tourist arrivals.
Arrivals reached 19.8 million, ranking Morocco 22nd worldwide.
Across regions
Where Morocco stands
2025 reported international tourist arrivals · Africa
Five leading African destinations · reported figures
- 1stMorocco19.8m
- 2ndEgypt~19m
- 3rdTunisia>11m
- 4thSouth Africa10.5m
- 5thAlgeria>3.5m
Five leading African destinations by their reported 2025 figures. National definitions and reporting methods can differ; this is not a harmonized UN Tourism table. The world position comes from Morocco’s tourism ministry citing UN Tourism.
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Sources & further reading
- Moroccan Tourism Ministry · 2025 arrivals
- Egypt State Information Service · 2025 tourism
- Tunisia Tourism Ministry · 2025 arrivals
- Statistics South Africa · tourism 2025
- Algeria tourism minister · 2025 figure
- Tourism ministry · 2024 figures
Image credits
- Marrakesh rooftops and the Koutoubia minaret: Schorle · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial view of Casablanca: you deal · Unsplash License