Some 654,500 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland in June 2025, down 2% compared with June 2024, and up by 6% compared with June 2023.
The average length of stay for foreign resident overnight visitors was 7.9 nights, up from an average of 7.3 nights in both June 2024 and June 2023.
Visitors stayed a total of 5.2 million nights in the country, an increase of 6% when compared with June 2024, and up 14% when compared with June 2023.
The visitors spent €647 million on their trips (excluding fares), down 6% compared with June 2024, and up 8% compared with June 2023.
The largest contingent of visitors came from Great Britain (34%), followed by visitors from the United States (25%).
The most frequent reason for travelling to Ireland was for holiday (47%).
The Inbound Tourism release is published every month and provides unique and timely insights on visitor trips to Ireland.
This release is based on the CSO Passenger Survey which is collected from approximately 13,000 departing passengers per month at the country’s international ports and airports by a team of dedicated CSO Tourist Enumerator staff. The data collected is calibrated against passenger flow data provided by the ports and airports.
Users should note that visitors are counted not by nationality but by country of residence, as such, foreign passport holders who are normally resident in Ireland are included as domestic travellers and not foreign visitors, while Irish passport holders who reside abroad and make a trip to Ireland are counted as visitors.
Foreign visitors in the context of this release refers to overseas residents who have stayed at least one night in Ireland. Visits from residents of Northern Ireland are not captured. Foreign visitors who depart Ireland via the airports and seaports of Northern Ireland are not captured in the survey.
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Some 654,500 foreign residents completed their visits to Ireland in June 2025, a decrease of 2% compared with June 2024. These visitors spent 5.2 million nights in Ireland, a rise of 6% compared with the same month in 2024. The visitors’ average length of stay was 7.9 nights, up from an average of 7.3 nights in June 2024. The visitors spent €646.5 million on their trips, a decline of 6% compared with June 2024. The average cost of their trips excluding fares in June 2025 was €988, whereas the average cost in June 2024 was €1,022.
| Inbound Tourism, June 2025 versus June 2024 | ||||
| Jun-24 | Jun-25 | Change | ||
| Visitors ('000s) | 669.5 | 654.5 | -15.0 | -2.2% |
| Nights ('000s) | 4,876.9 | 5,159.0 | 282.1 | 5.8% |
| Average length of stay (nights) | 7.3 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 8.2% |
| Expenditure - excluding fares (€million) | 684.4 | 646.5 | -37.9 | -5.5% |
| Mean expenditure - excluding fares (€) | 1,022 | 988 | -34 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Jan | 400 | 451.9 | 338.9 |
| Feb | 337 | 433.3 | 304.3 |
| Mar | 425.2 | 521.8 | 441.2 |
| Apr | 461.9 | 549.1 | 528.1 |
| May | 573.3 | 622.3 | 560.5 |
| Jun | 619.9 | 669.5 | 654.5 |
| Jul | 650.2 | 655.4 | |
| Aug | 737.6 | 763.6 | |
| Sep | 582.1 | 578.1 | |
| Oct | 577.4 | 548.1 | |
| Nov | 447.5 | 407.7 | |
| Dec | 445.2 | 390.7 |
In total, 2,303,800 passengers departed Ireland on overseas routes in June 2025, a 6.6% increase compared with June 2024. The majority of departing passengers (62.0%) were Irish residents heading outbound for tourism or other purposes. A further 9.6% were same day visitors, comprising Northern Ireland residents heading outbound via an airport or seaport in Ireland (4.5%), foreign resident transfer passengers (4.3%), or other foreign resident same day visitors (0.9%). Some 28.4% of the departing passengers were foreign resident overnight visitors, constituting 654,500 visitors in total. The remainder of this release focuses exclusively on the characteristics and activities of these foreign resident overnight visitors (referred to simply as foreign visitors).
Of the 654,500 foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in June 2025, the highest proportion (34.2%) was from Great Britain, accounting for 224,100 of the visitors in total. The second highest proportion (25.4%) was from the United States, accounting for 166,300 visitors. The third highest proportion (8.4%) came from Germany comprising a further 54,800 visitors. By way of comparison, in June 2024 there were 227,400 visitors from Great Britain, 160,700 from the United States, and 43,400 from Germany.
Foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in June 2025 spent a total of 5,159,000 nights in the country. Broken down by residency, the Other Europe visitors (i.e. European overseas visitors excluding Great Britain) spent more nights in the country than any other residency group, accounting for 1,807,800 (35.0%) of the nights. The next most important visitor group, in terms of nights spent, was the United States & Canada making up 1,803,500 (35.0%) of the total nights. Visitors from Great Britain were third most important, accounting for a further 1,042,600 (20.2%) of the nights. Other visitors made up 505,100 (9.8%) of the nights. Compared with June 2024, the total visitor nights in the country rose by 5.8%. The average length of stay increased, from 7.3 nights in June 2024 to 7.9 nights in June 2025.
Among the 654,500 foreign visitors departing Ireland on overseas routes in June 2025, more had come for holiday than for any other reason. Some 310,800 (47.5%) had holiday as the main reason for their trip. The next most likely reason was for visiting family and friends, with 195,700 (29.9%) of the visitors coming for this purpose. A further 85,100 (13.0%) of the visitors had come for business or work-related reasons. Compared with June 2024, visitors travelling for a holiday rose by 1.5%, visiting family and friends rose by 2.5%, and those visiting for business or work fell by 20.4%.
Among the 654,500 foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in June 2025, some 296,300 (45.3%) stayed in a hotel. Another 211,200 (32.3%) of the visitors stayed in their own property or with family and friends. Some 45,900 (7.0%) of the foreign visitors used rented/self-catering as their main accommodation type, while 37,900 (5.8%) of the visitors used guest house/bed & breakfast as their main accommodation type. By way of comparison, in June 2024 some 308,500 visitors stayed in a hotel, 227,100 stayed in their own property or with family and friends, 36,300 stayed in rented/self-catering types and 39,800 used guest house/bed & breakfast accommodation.
Foreign visitors who departed Ireland on overseas routes in June 2025 spent a total of €646.5 million, excluding fares, on their trips (a decrease of 5.5% compared with June 2024).
The total amount spent by foreign visitors (including fares) was €881.9 million. Broken down by expense category, the costliest subheading was day-to-day spending (incidental expenditures incurred during their visit such as eating out, entrance fees, public transport, etc., but excluding accommodation), amounting to €320.4 million (36.3% of the total expenditure). The next costliest subheading was accommodation at €292.8 million (33.2% of the total). Fares cost a further €235.4 million (26.7% of the total). Lastly, prepayments (items paid in advance, such as car hire, pre-booked tickets, etc.) comprised just €33.3 million (3.8% of the total).
Overall, in June 2025 the typical foreign visitor spent €1,347 (€988 excluding fares) on their trip to Ireland, breaking down as €360 on their fare, €51 on prepayments, €447 on accommodation, and €490 on day-to-day expenses. In June 2024, the comparable mean expenditure on these items was €415, €45, €458, and €519 respectively.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Jan | 231.1 | 297 | 214 |
| Feb | 217.7 | 283.7 | 195.6 |
| Mar | 323.4 | 417 | 325.7 |
| Apr | 370.7 | 418.2 | 375.4 |
| May | 477.4 | 602.9 | 477.2 |
| Jun | 601 | 684.4 | 646.5 |
| Jul | 621.3 | 649.9 | |
| Aug | 733.2 | 820.1 | |
| Sep | 600 | 676.9 | |
| Oct | 515.8 | 534.3 | |
| Nov | 333.8 | 315.9 | |
| Dec | 412.9 | 328.6 |
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (30 July 2025) published Inbound Tourism June 2025.
Commenting on the release, Gregg Patrick, Statistician in the Tourism and Travel Division, said:
“The results show that 654,500 foreign visitors departed Ireland on overseas routes in June 2025, down 2% compared with June 2024 and up by 6% compared with June 2023. The number of nights spent by foreign visitors in June was almost 5.2 million nights, an increase of 6% compared with June 2024 and up 14% compared with 2023.
In June 2025, the greatest number of visitors came from Great Britain (34%), followed by Continental Europe (31%), North America (30%) and the Rest of the World (5%). However, when compared with June 2024, visitors from Great Britain fell by 1%, visitors from Continental Europe decreased by 6%, and visitors from the Rest of the World declined by 20%. In contrast, visitors from North America were up 5%. Compared with June 2023, visitors from Great Britain were down by 2%, the Rest of the World down by 17%, whilst visitors from North America & Continental Europe were up 16% and 10%.
The visitors' expenditure in Ireland (excluding fares) was €647 million in June 2025. Visitors from Great Britian accounted for €118 million (18%) of this spend, Continental Europe for €200 million (31%), North America for €283 million (44%), and visitors from the Rest of the World for €47 million (7%). Taken together, this represented a fall of 6% compared with June 2024, and a rise of 8% compared with June 2023.
The most frequent reason for the visitors' trips was for holiday or leisure (47%), while almost one in three trips (30%) were to visit friends or relatives.”