Outbound tourism — Departures in Ireland

Ireland: Outbound tourism — Departures was 15.59 million Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.59 million Persons
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
18th
of 42 countries
All-time high
15.59 million Persons
in 2024
All-time low
2.31 million Persons
in 2021
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Outbound tourism — Departures in Ireland, 2008–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M2008201620242008: 7.9M Persons2009: 7.0M Persons2010: 6.7M Persons2011: 6.3M Persons2012: 6.3M Persons2013: 6.3M Persons2014: 6.5M Persons2015: 7.0M Persons2016: 7.4M Persons2017: 7.9M Persons2018: 8.3M Persons2019: 8.8M Persons2020: 2.4M Persons2021: 2.3M Persons2022: 10.1M Persons2023: 14.6M Persons2024: 15.6M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 15.59 million Persons for outbound tourism — departures in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 139.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outbound tourism — departures in Ireland peaked at 15.59 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million Persons, in 2021.

Ireland ranks 18th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.45 million Persons 7.02 million Persons 7.88 million Persons 2
2010s 7.15 million Persons 6.29 million Persons 8.81 million Persons 10
2020s 9.00 million Persons 2.31 million Persons 15.59 million Persons 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 15 Austria 18.65 million Persons compare
  2. 16 Switzerland 17.94 million Persons compare
  3. 17 Hungary 16.96 million Persons compare
  4. 19 Romania 14.02 million Persons compare
  5. 20 Norway 13.55 million Persons compare
  6. 21 Czechia 13.41 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outbound tourism — departures in Ireland?
Outbound tourism — departures in Ireland was 15.59 million Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest outbound tourism — departures recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 15.59 million Persons in 2024.
What is the lowest outbound tourism — departures recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million Persons in 2021.
How does Ireland rank for outbound tourism — departures?
Ireland ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
Is outbound tourism — departures rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 139.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Outbound tourism — Departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outbound tourism — Departures
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 695 data points, 2008–2025
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Outbound tourism comprises the activities of residents of a given country travelling to and staying in places outside their country of residence.