The number of British tourists in Ireland increased overall from 2012 to 2019. In 2012, roughly 2.7 million overseas tourists from Great Britain visited the country, while this figure reached around 3.5 million in 2019, rising by 0.2 percent over the previous year. Overall, Ireland reported the highest number of British visitors in 2016 when it welcomed 3.6 million travelers from Great Britain.
Number of overseas tourists from Great Britain to Ireland from 2012 to 2019 (in 1,000s)
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Fáilte Ireland. (April 15, 2021). Number of overseas tourists from Great Britain to Ireland from 2012 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/658492/british-tourists-in-ireland/
Fáilte Ireland. "Number of overseas tourists from Great Britain to Ireland from 2012 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/658492/british-tourists-in-ireland/
Fáilte Ireland. (2021). Number of overseas tourists from Great Britain to Ireland from 2012 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/658492/british-tourists-in-ireland/
Fáilte Ireland. "Number of Overseas Tourists from Great Britain to Ireland from 2012 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/658492/british-tourists-in-ireland/
Fáilte Ireland, Number of overseas tourists from Great Britain to Ireland from 2012 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/658492/british-tourists-in-ireland/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Number of overseas tourists from Great Britain to Ireland from 2012 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Fáilte Ireland, April 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/658492/british-tourists-in-ireland/