Trips by domestic tourists per person in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Trips by domestic tourists per person was 1.53 trips per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trips by domestic tourists per person in United Kingdom, 2009–2024
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 United Kingdom is 1.53 trips per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trips by domestic tourists per person in United Kingdom peaked at 2.02 trips per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.53 trips per person, in 2024.
United Kingdom ranks 25th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Trips by domestic tourists per person in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.02 trips per person | — |
| 2010 | 1.9 trips per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.99 trips per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.97 trips per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.91 trips per person | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.76 trips per person | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.9 trips per person | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.81 trips per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.82 trips per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.78 trips per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.83 trips per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.81 trips per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.71 trips per person | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.53 trips per person | -10.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.53 trips per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 trips per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.53 trips per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 trips per person, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.02 trips per person | 2.02 trips per person | 2.02 trips per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.87 trips per person | 1.76 trips per person | 1.99 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 trips per person | 1.53 trips per person | 1.81 trips per person | 3 |
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 trips by domestic tourists per person in United Kingdom?
- Trips by domestic tourists per person in United Kingdom was 1.53 trips per person in 2024, 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 trips per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest trips by domestic tourists per person recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 trips per person in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for trips by domestic tourists per person?
- United Kingdom ranks 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trips by domestic tourists per person rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.