VISITOR ARRIVALS
In December 2001, the number of visitor arrivals in Macao was 901,412, equivalent to an increase of 11.4% over December 2000. Visitors came mainly from Hong Kong (48.8%), Mainland China (31.8%), Taiwan (12.7%), Southeast Asia (2.1%) and Japan (1.3%). Same-day visitors shared 41.7% of the total arrivals, with 376,127.
In the year 2001, the cumulative number of visitor arrivals reached 10,278,973, surpassed the record-breaking number of 9,162,212 in 2000, up 12.2% over the year 2000. Furthermore, same-day visitors reached 4,437,138, which represented 43.2%
of the total visitor arrivals.
Compared with the year 2000, the cumulative number of arrivals by sea went up 1.5%, with 5,267,734. A mong these visitors, 5,127,825 arrived at the Outer Harbour, which represented a 4.4% growth. Arrivals by land totalled at 4,149,444, an increase of 32.3%; 4,008,252 arrived through the Border Gate and 141,192 visitors arrived through the Checkpoint of CoTai.
Arrivals by air were 861,795 (+3.3%); with 848,132 arrivals (+4.4%) at the Macao International Airport.
VISITOR ARRIVALS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Dec. 2001 Jan.-Dec. Same-day visitor
Place of residence
Dec.
2000 Total By sea By land By air ∆% 2000 2001 ∆% Dec.
2001
Jan.-Dec.
2001
TOTAL 809 425 901 412 480 291 348 162 72 959 11.36 9 162 212 10 278 973 12.19 376 127 4 437 138 East Asia 767 120 857 593 450 496 336 482 70 615 11.79 8 732 612 9 844 786 12.74 355 977 4 239 509
Republic of Korea 4 548 5 056 3 906 539 611 11.17 45 365 48 274 6.41 2 267 20 298
Mainland China 205 244 286 837 109 434 167 727 9 676 39.75 2 274 713 3 005 722 32.14 29 848 271 603 Hong Kong 434 456 439 855 324 938 113 537 1 380 1.24 4 954 619 5 196 136 4.87 213 910 2 580 392 Taiwan 109 868 114 200 3 272 52 305 58 623 3.94 1 311 035 1 451 826 10.74 103 028 1 278 228
Japan 12 869 11 470 8 929 2 237 304 -10.87 144 888 140 937 -2.73 6 868 88 183
Others 135 175 17 137 21 29.63 1 992 1 891 -5.07 56 805
South Asia 1 593 1 284 1 005 246 33 -19.40 16 636 17 838 7.23 549 7 218
Southeast Asia 16 993 18 820 11 521 5 961 1 338 10.75 141 846 150 025 5.77 7 967 54 261
Philippines 3 732 4 592 2 233 1 680 679 23.04 42 111 50 705 20.41 1 468 13 830
Indonesia 2 940 4 242 2 386 1 809 47 44.29 16 920 16 771 -0.88 1 605 6 919
Malaysia 3 359 3 942 2 620 1 264 58 17.36 25 753 27 254 5.83 2 181 13 271
Singapore 4 234 3 475 2 766 621 88 -17.93 26 026 25 702 -1.24 1 989 13 053
Thailand 2 284 2 192 1 325 449 418 -4.03 24 396 21 572 -11.58 629 5 644
Others 444 377 191 138 48 -15.09 6 640 8 021 20.80 95 1 544
Americas 9 771 9 685 6 630 2 471 584 -0.88 108 626 109 044 0.38 5 058 58 732
Europe 9 765 10 184 7 879 2 019 286 4.29 120 907 114 595 -5.22 4 867 56 488
Oceania 3 756 3 444 2 516 847 81 -8.31 36 347 37 577 3.38 1 550 18 876
Others 427 402 244 136 22 -5.85 5 238 5 108 -2.48 159 2 054
Official Statistics. Reproduction of this information is authorized provided the source is quoted.
Statistics and Census Service
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