Participation in tourism for personal purposes - % of total population

In 2023, Ireland's participation in tourism for personal purposes increased by 43.0% compared to 2022, reaching 63.7.

Ireland accounts for 128.8% of the EU-27 total of 49.4.

Ireland ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 30.5% (from 48.8 in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset tin00186, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.