Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.4518 trips per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United Kingdom, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.4518 trips per person.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.4777 trips per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0746 trips per person, in 2021.
United Kingdom ranks 61st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2926 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.3136 trips per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3165 trips per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3104 trips per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3005 trips per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2921 trips per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2613 trips per person | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2752 trips per person | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2871 trips per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3284 trips per person | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3509 trips per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3779 trips per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3797 trips per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3754 trips per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3793 trips per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.364 trips per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3758 trips per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3756 trips per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3878 trips per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4044 trips per person | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4177 trips per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4437 trips per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4777 trips per person | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4665 trips per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4741 trips per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0746 trips per person | -84.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3761 trips per person | +403.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4473 trips per person | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4518 trips per person | +1.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.4518 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9436 trips per person, 48% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.4518 trips per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7846 trips per person, 58% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +403.9% | 0.0746 trips per person | 0.3761 trips per person |
| 2021 | -84.3% | 0.4741 trips per person | 0.0746 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3067 trips per person | 0.2926 trips per person | 0.3165 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3307 trips per person | 0.2613 trips per person | 0.3797 trips per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4187 trips per person | 0.364 trips per person | 0.4777 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3375 trips per person | 0.0746 trips per person | 0.4518 trips per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.4518 trips per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4777 trips per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0746 trips per person in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 61st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.