Nearly 60,000 tourists visited North Macedonia in December, with most arrivals coming from Turkey, Bulgaria, and Serbia.
According to data from the State Statistical Office, a total of 59,521 tourists stayed in the country in December last year, generating 112,001 overnight stays.
Foreign visitors accounted for 63.3 percent of the total number of tourists, while domestic tourists made up 36.7 percent. In terms of overnight stays, foreign tourists participated with 57.6 percent, compared to 42.4 percent by domestic visitors.
During the January – December 2025 period, the total number of tourists increased by 6.0 percent compared to the same period the previous year. The number of domestic tourists decreased by 2.2 percent, while foreign tourist arrivals rose by 10.3 percent.
The total number of overnight stays increased by 0.8 percent. Overnight stays by domestic tourists fell by 4.1 percent, while those by foreign tourists increased by 6.4 percent.
The largest number of tourists arrived from Turkey with 7,303 visitors, followed by Bulgaria with 5,214, Serbia with 4,736 and Greece with 3,438.
Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, responding to journalists’ questions today, said he expects North Macedonia to reach five million tourist overnight stays by 2028 or 2029, if everything goes according to plan.
He noted that 2025 recorded an increase in the total number of tourists, according to figures published by the State Statistical Office, and stressed that the most encouraging indicator is the more than 10 percent increase in foreign tourists. Mickoski added that the country is approaching 3.5 million overnight stays, which he described as a very significant figure for the tourism sector.
