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Ireland

Europe & Central Asia

Ireland is a tourism destination in Europe & Central Asia. This dashboard presents the best available tourism indicators and historical arrivals data from official sources.

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International Tourist Arrivals

11M

Latest verified value · 2019

International Tourism Receipts

$18.2B

Latest verified value · 2023

Tourist Nights

41.9M

Latest verified value · 2025

TCTI Destination Profile

Growing tourism destination

Ireland has experienced rapid long-term tourism growth, while tourism demand is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year. This profile is calculated from the best available annual and monthly tourism records currently held by TCTI.

Executive tourism profile for Ireland

Profile confidence

100

/ 100

Confidence reflects the intelligence modules currently supported by compatible source data.

Growth profile

Rapid growth

Seasonality profile

Low seasonality

What this means

  • Rapid visitor growth may increase demand for accommodation, transport, infrastructure, and destination management.
  • A relatively even annual distribution may support more consistent employment and infrastructure use.

The destination profile combines TCTI's available growth and seasonality intelligence. Confidence reflects whether both compatible annual-arrivals and monthly-tourist-night datasets are available.

Tourism Intelligence

Executive summary

A concise interpretation of the strongest official tourism records currently available for Ireland.

6 indicators available
Europe & Central Asia
High income

Ireland is a tourism destination in Europe & Central Asia. This dashboard presents the best available tourism indicators and historical arrivals data from official sources.

International tourist arrivals were 11M in 2019. International tourism receipts were $18.2B in 2023. Recorded tourist nights reached 41.9M in 2025. Residents took 25.5M in 2024 overnight tourism trips. Tourism's direct contribution to GDP was 4.4% in 2019.

The figures shown here are drawn from UN Tourism, Eurostat, and OECD. Reporting years may differ between indicators because TCTI displays the strongest verified or published value currently available for each measure.

Derived Intelligence

Tourism Seasonality

How international tourist nights were distributed throughout 2025 in Ireland.

TCTI Insight

Relatively balanced

Confidence

95%

Ireland's international tourist nights were most concentrated in August, which accounted for 13.6% of the annual total. The three busiest months—June, July, August—accounted for 37.8% of annual international tourist nights.

Peak month

August

13.6% of annual international nights

Quietest month

January

2.6% of annual international nights

Top three months

37.8%

June, July, August

Summer share

37.8%

Share occurring during June, July, and August

Winter share

14.9%

Share occurring during December, January, and February

Monthly distribution

International tourist nights by month

Annual total 24.7M

Jan

2.6%

654.2K

Feb

2.9%

728K

Mar

6.2%

1.5M

Apr

6.9%

1.7M

May

9.8%

2.4M

Jun

12.6%

3.1M

Jul

11.6%

2.9M

Aug

13.6%

3.4M

Sep

9.3%

2.3M

Oct

9.1%

2.2M

Nov

6.1%

1.5M

Dec

9.3%

2.3M

What this means

  • Higher seasonal concentration can increase pressure on infrastructure, accommodation, and local services during peak periods.
  • Quieter and shoulder months may offer opportunities to distribute visitor demand more evenly throughout the year.

Seasonality is calculated from a complete set of 12 monthly international tourist-night observations. The seasonality score uses a normalized concentration index, where 0 represents an even monthly distribution and 100 represents complete concentration in one month.

Derived Intelligence

Tourism growth

How international tourist arrivals changed between 1995 and 2019.

TCTI Growth Insight

Rapid growth

Confidence

95%

Ireland's international tourist arrivals increased by 127.3% between 1995 and 2019. This is equivalent to an average annual growth rate of +3.5%. The sharpest annual decline was 10.4% in 2009.

Total growth

+127.3%

1995 to 2019

Average annual growth

+3.5%

Compound annual growth rate

Starting arrivals

4.8M

Reported in 1995

Latest arrivals

11M

Reported in 2019

Largest annual increase

+9.8%

Change recorded in 1996

Largest annual decline

-10.4%

Change recorded in 2009

What this means

  • Long-term growth trends can indicate changes in destination popularity.
  • Growth should be interpreted alongside seasonality, visitor spending, and tourism dependence.

Growth is calculated using the earliest and latest available international arrivals data held by TCTI. Results may reflect gaps or methodological changes in the underlying series.

Key Tourism Indicators

Tourism performance at a glance

Verified tourism indicators currently available for Ireland. Reporting years may differ by dataset.

2019

International Tourist Arrivals

11M

UN Tourism · 2019

International Tourist Arrivals

VerifiedHistorical
2023

International Tourism Receipts

$18.2B

UN Tourism · 2023

International Tourism Receipts

VerifiedReporting lag
2025

Tourist Nights

41.9M

Eurostat · 2025

Tourist Nights at Accommodation Establishments

VerifiedCurrent
2019

Tourism Direct Share of GDP

4.4%

OECD · 2019

OECD Key Tourism Economic Indicators

VerifiedHistorical
2022

Tourism Employment Share

11.7%

OECD · 2022

OECD Key Tourism Economic Indicators

VerifiedReporting lag
2024

Resident Tourism Trips

25.5M

Eurostat · 2024

Resident Tourism Trips

VerifiedCurrent

Rankings & Comparisons

How Ireland compares

Positions use each country's best currently available official record. Years can differ, so use these as directional benchmarks rather than synchronized league tables.

Data Availability

100% dashboard coverage

6 of 6 dashboard indicators currently have usable official data for Ireland.

2 current2 reporting lag2 historical

Available

  • ✓International Tourist Arrivals · 2019 · Historical
  • ✓International Tourism Receipts · 2023 · Reporting lag
  • ✓Tourist Nights · 2025 · Current
  • ✓Tourism Direct Share of GDP · 2019 · Historical
  • ✓Tourism Employment Share · 2022 · Reporting lag
  • ✓Resident Tourism Trips · 2024 · Current

Not Yet Available

  • All dashboard indicators are available.

Official Sources

Data sources used for Ireland

These organizations and datasets provide the indicators currently displayed on this country dashboard.

✓

Eurostat

Latest displayed year: 2025

Official

Indicators

  • • Tourist Nights
  • • Resident Tourism Trips

Datasets

  • Tourist Nights at Accommodation Establishments
  • Resident Tourism Trips
✓

OECD

Latest displayed year: 2022

Official

Indicators

  • • Tourism Direct Share of GDP
  • • Tourism Employment Share

Datasets

  • OECD Key Tourism Economic Indicators
✓

UN Tourism

Latest displayed year: 2023

Official

Indicators

  • • International Tourist Arrivals
  • • International Tourism Receipts

Datasets

  • International Tourist Arrivals
  • International Tourism Receipts
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Historical Trend

International arrivals over time

Annual international tourist arrivals reported for Ireland. Values are shown in millions.

Source: UN TourismYears: 1995–2019Annual data

Dataset: International Tourist Arrivals

About the Data

Best available official data

TCTI evaluates available tourism records by reporting status, year, source priority, official-source status, and publication history. The dashboard displays the strongest available record while preserving historical observations and alternative sources in the database.