How many people climb Kilimanjaro every year?

The number of people who attempt to climb Kilimanjaro increased rapidly from just over 20,000 in 2001 to more than 55,000 in 2012. The latest official statistics are of 2016, when the Kilimanjaro National Park (KINAPA) reported 47,232 climbers for the year. The drop in 2016 was likely due to the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa in 2014-16 and perceived safety risk for travels to Africa. It is likely that the number of climbers recovered between 2017 to 2019 to more than 50,000 climbers per year. The impact of COVID-19 on the number of Kilimanjaro climbers, once travel returns, remains to be seen.