Trips by domestic tourists per person in Ireland
Ireland: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 1.13 trips per person in 2021. ▬ Flat
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Ireland, 2006–2021
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trips by domestic tourists per person in Ireland is 1.13 trips per person, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in Ireland peaked at 2.36 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.13 trips per person, in 2021.
That places Ireland 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in Ireland, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.71 trips per person | — |
| 2007 | 1.81 trips per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.86 trips per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.84 trips per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6 trips per person | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 1.57 trips per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8 trips per person | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 1.82 trips per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.93 trips per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.94 trips per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.97 trips per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2 trips per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.24 trips per person | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 2.36 trips per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.55 trips per person | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 1.13 trips per person | -27.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.13 trips per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 trips per person, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.13 trips per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 trips per person, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trips by domestic tourists per person in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -34.2% | 2.36 trips per person | 1.55 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8 trips per person | 1.71 trips per person | 1.86 trips per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.92 trips per person | 1.57 trips per person | 2.36 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 trips per person | 1.13 trips per person | 1.55 trips per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trips by domestic tourists per person in Ireland?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in Ireland was 1.13 trips per person in 2021, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 trips per person in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- Ireland ranks 34th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Trips by domestic tourists per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by individuals who travel within their own country and spend at least one night at their destination, per person in the country's population.