The annual number of visits made by European residents to the United Kingdom for the purpose of visiting friends and relatives has increased over the period from 2011 to 2019. Approximately 8.6 million residents travelled from Europe to the UK to visit friends and relatives in 2019.
Number of visits from Europe to see friends and relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019
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These figures represent the annual estimates of overseas travel to the United Kingdom, based on interviews with passengers upon entering or leaving the UK by the main air, sea and tunnel routes.
Estimates based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). Interviews are conducted with passengers arriving and departing from the country and include visits for all purposes, including for vacation, business, study, visiting friends and family, and other leisure purposes.
The data for 2019 was produced using a new improved estimation method. Figures from 2009 to 2018 shown here have been revised according to the new method. The impact of the improved methodology can be viewed here.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Number of visits from Europe to see friends and relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616821/visits-to-friends-and-relatives-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of visits from Europe to see friends and relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in millions)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616821/visits-to-friends-and-relatives-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of visits from Europe to see friends and relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616821/visits-to-friends-and-relatives-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Visits from Europe to See Friends and Relatives in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616821/visits-to-friends-and-relatives-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of visits from Europe to see friends and relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616821/visits-to-friends-and-relatives-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited September 15, 2024)
Number of visits from Europe to see friends and relatives in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in millions) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/616821/visits-to-friends-and-relatives-from-europe-to-the-united-kingdom-uk/
