• Inbound visits to friends and family in the UK 2011-2019

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The annual number of visits to the United Kingdom with the purpose of visiting friends and family in the United Kingdom has increased over the period from 2011 to 2019. In 2019, the number of trips to visit friends and family in the UK amounted to approximately 12.4 million.

Number of overseas visits to see friends and family in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in millions)

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2011 to 2019

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

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.