Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Ireland

Ireland: Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips was 0.1324 ratio in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1324 ratio
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
79th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.1324 ratio
in 2019
All-time low
0.0463 ratio
in 1996
Years of data
24
1996–2019

Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Ireland, 1996–2019

0.040.060.080.10.120.141996200720191996: 0.046 ratio1997: 0.06 ratio1998: 0.06 ratio1999: 0.054 ratio2000: 0.052 ratio2001: 0.054 ratio2002: 0.047 ratio2003: 0.049 ratio2004: 0.05 ratio2005: 0.05 ratio2006: 0.053 ratio2007: 0.051 ratio2008: 0.069 ratio2009: 0.067 ratio2010: 0.062 ratio2011: 0.064 ratio2012: 0.063 ratio2013: 0.072 ratio2014: 0.088 ratio2015: 0.094 ratio2016: 0.115 ratio2017: 0.117 ratio2018: 0.123 ratio2019: 0.132 ratio

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.

Analysis

In 2019, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Ireland stood at 0.1324 ratio. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Ireland peaked at 0.1324 ratio in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0463 ratio, in 1996.

Ireland ranks 79th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Ireland, 1996 to 2019.
Year ratio Change
1996 0.0463 ratio —
1997 0.0601 ratio +29.8%
1998 0.06 ratio -0.2%
1999 0.0537 ratio -10.5%
2000 0.0519 ratio -3.4%
2001 0.0541 ratio +4.3%
2002 0.0471 ratio -13.0%
2003 0.0494 ratio +4.8%
2004 0.0502 ratio +1.7%
2005 0.05 ratio -0.3%
2006 0.053 ratio +5.9%
2007 0.0506 ratio -4.4%
2008 0.0687 ratio +35.5%
2009 0.0666 ratio -2.9%
2010 0.0615 ratio -7.6%
2011 0.0641 ratio +4.1%
2012 0.0633 ratio -1.2%
2013 0.072 ratio +13.8%
2014 0.0881 ratio +22.2%
2015 0.0938 ratio +6.6%
2016 0.1146 ratio +22.1%
2017 0.1166 ratio +1.8%
2018 0.1226 ratio +5.2%
2019 0.1324 ratio +8.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 0.1324 ratio is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.529 ratio, 25% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 0.1324 ratio is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3687 ratio, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0551 ratio 0.0463 ratio 0.0601 ratio 4
2000s 0.0542 ratio 0.0471 ratio 0.0687 ratio 10
2010s 0.0929 ratio 0.0615 ratio 0.1324 ratio 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 76 Nicaragua 0.1404 ratio compare
  2. 77 Uruguay 0.1376 ratio compare
  3. 78 Peru 0.134 ratio compare
  4. 80 Saudi Arabia 0.1262 ratio compare
  5. 81 Mozambique 0.1159 ratio compare
  6. 82 Chile 0.1143 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Ireland?
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Ireland was 0.1324 ratio in 2019, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1324 ratio in 2019.
What is the lowest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0463 ratio in 1996.
How does Ireland rank for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips?
Ireland ranks 79th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
Is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips
Unit
ratio
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,886 data points, 1995–2024
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Same-day trips are those by visitors who arrive and depart within the same day. Tourist trips are those by people who stay overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more trips by visitors who leave the same day than those that stay overnight.