Tourism

Who is visiting the UK the most?

The latest travel trends report by the UK's Office for National Statistics provides figures for the countries from which the most visitors to the UK came from in 2018. At the top of the ranking, making the long trip across the Atlantic, are people from the United States - 3.87million to be precise. The French are in second place with 3.69 million while Germans complete the top three with 3.26 million. Travelling the furthest in the top ten are residents of Australia, one million of which made the long journey to the UK last year.

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This chart shows the countries from which the most residents were visitors to the UK in 2018.

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Number of visits from Europe to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by country of residence (in 1,000)
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Number of holiday tourist visits from overseas to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by country visited (in 1,000)
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Number of tourist visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from Asia in 2019, by country of residence (in 1,000)
Number of visits by British (UK) residents to selected countries from April 2012 to March 2014
Number of visits by residents of Europe to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by mode of travel (in millions)
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Number of tourist visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from Africa in 2019, by country of residence (in 1,000s)

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