Participation in tourism for personal purposes - % of total population

In 2024, Ireland's participation in tourism for personal purposes decreased by 12.5% compared to 2023, reaching 55.7.

Ireland accounts for 112.5% of the EU-27 total of 49.5.

Ireland ranks 9th 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 17.1% (from 47.6 in 2019).

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