Annual number of international tourists visiting Madrid 2008-2019

This statistic shows the annual number of international tourists visiting the Community of Madrid from 2001 to 2019. In 2019 around 7.64 million international visitors arrived in the Community of Madrid, which represents an increase of over three million more visits than in 2008.

Spain's capital: not the first holiday destination option

The Community of Madrid makes up one of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities. Despite being home to the country’s capital city Madrid, in terms of inbound tourism the community of Madrid ranked as the sixth most visited region of Spain by international travelers in 2019. International tourists tended to visit destinations in Catalonia, the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, all popular areas for vacation and holiday travel.

Holidaymakers spend more in Madrid than in other regions

Travel spending in the Community of Madrid however was higher on average than in other regions, including Catalonia, the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands. Total international tourism expenditure in the region valued over 10 million euros in 2019, reflecting the recent rise in the number of arrivals. According to other data on tourist arrivals in Spain, the average length of stay for international visitors to the region is around five days.