The number of visits by overseas residents to the United Kingdom gradually recovered in 2022, after falling sharply with the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As of September 2023, inbound tourist visits to the UK totaled roughly 3.1 million, which was an increase from September in the previous year and was only marginally less than pre-pandemic levels for the same month. Over the period considered, visits by overseas tourists to the United Kingdom peaked at 4.4 million in August 2019.
Number of monthly overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to September 2023
(in 1,000s)
¹ Figures from January to June 2021 only refer to air visits and cannot be compared with later years.
² Data is a provisional estimate.
³ Data derive from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) with a sample size of approximately 20,000 per month.
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, no data were collected between the second and third quarters of 2020. For that period, figures refer to estimates and models based on passenger numbers and IPS trend data.Â
Data for 2021 do not include estimates for visits across the Irish land border. No data for the Eurotunnel was gathered from January 2021 to June 2022 but estimates include the passenger numbers using that route.
Data can be found under Table 1 of the source's Excel file.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 24, 2024). Number of monthly overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to September 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297785/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of monthly overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to September 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297785/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of monthly overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to September 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297785/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Monthly Overseas Residents' Visits to The United Kingdom (Uk) from January 2018 to September 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297785/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of monthly overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to September 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297785/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Number of monthly overseas residents' visits to the United Kingdom (UK) from January 2018 to September 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297785/number-of-monthly-overseas-visits-to-the-united-kingdom/
