Host Cities
No inland city has ever hosted the games. All but one of the host cities to date have been situated on the Mediterranean coast. (Casablanca is located on the Atlantic coast.) Recently, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Kotor (Montenegro) signed an official Declaration for joint candidacy for hosting 2021 Mediterranean Games.
Below together the official numbers in sequence
| No | Year | Host | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Country On Medal Table | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man | Women | Total | |||||||
| I | 1951 | Alexandria | 10 | 734 | --- | 734 | 14 | 91 | Italy |
| II | 1955 | Barcelona | 10 | 1.135 | --- | 1.135 | 20 | 102 | France |
| III | 1959 | Beirut | 11 | 792 | --- | 792 | 17 | 106 | France |
| IV | 1963 | Naples | 13 | 1.057 | --- | 1.057 | 17 | 93 | Italy |
| V | 1967 | Tunis | 12 | 1.211 | 38 | 1.249 | 14 | 93 | Italy |
| VI | 1971 | İzmir | 14 | 1.235 | 127 | 1.362 | 18 | 137 | Italy |
| VII | 1975 | Algiers | 15 | 2.095 | 349 | 2.444 | 19 | 160 | Italy |
| VIII | 1979 | Split | 14 | 2.009 | 399 | 2.408 | 26 | 192 | Yugoslavia |
| IX | 1983 | Casablanca | 16 | 1.845 | 335 | 2.180 | 20 | 162 | Italy |
| X | 1987 | Latakia | 18 | 1.845 | 335 | 2.180 | 19 | 162 | Italy |
| XI | 1991 | Athens | 18 | 2.176 | 586 | 2.762 | 24 | 217 | Italy |
| XII | 1993 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 20 | 1.994 | 604 | 2.598 | 24 | 217 | France |
| XIII | 1997 | Bari | 21 | 2.999 | 804 | 3.803 | 27 | 234 | Italy |
| XIV | 2001 | Tunis | 23 | 2.002 | 1.039 | 3.041 | 23 | 230 | France |
| XV | 2005 | Almería | 21 | 2,134 | 1,080 | 3,214 | 27 | 258 | Italy |
| XVI | 2009 | Pescara | 23 | 4,180 | 28 | 244 | Italy | ||
| XVII | 2013 | Mersin | Future Event | ||||||
| XVIII | 2017 | Tarragona | Future Event | ||||||
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