Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Ireland: International tourism, number of arrivals

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
180.88 million
in 2019
Ireland
10.95 million
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Ireland rank
23rd

International tourism, number of arrivals over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 180.88 million against 10.95 million in Ireland, a difference of 169.93 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.5 times Ireland's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 23rd of 46 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 51.49 million 5.63 million 45.86 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 89.29 million 7.21 million 82.08 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 146.19 million 9.12 million 137.07 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international tourism, number of arrivals, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Ireland?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 180.88 million against 10.95 million in Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in international tourism, number of arrivals between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland?
169.93 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Ireland rank globally for international tourism, number of arrivals?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 23rd of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International tourism, number of arrivals
Source
Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 5,775 data points, 1995–2020
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International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.