2020 data was not available due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 2021 data excludes the Eurotunnel and the Irish border.
Estimates based on the . Interviews are conducted with passengers arriving and departing from the country and include visits for all purposes, including for vacation, business, study, visiting friends and family, and other leisure purposes.
The data for 2019 was produced using a new improved estimation method. Figures from 2009 to 2018 shown here have been revised according to the new method. The impact of the improved methodology can be .
Figures from before 2024 were taken from previous reports.
The number of nights spent by overseas residents in the United Kingdom grew marginally in 2024, reaching * million. Based on figures reaching back to 2004, the year with the most nights spent by inbound visitors came in 2017, when the figure stood at * million.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 26, 2025). Number of nights spent by overseas residents in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/287410/annual-number-of-overnight-stays-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of nights spent by overseas residents in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. August 26, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/287410/annual-number-of-overnight-stays-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Nights Spent by Overseas Residents in The United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024 (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Aug 2025, /statistics/287410/annual-number-of-overnight-stays-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of nights spent by overseas residents in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024 (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/287410/annual-number-of-overnight-stays-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of nights spent by overseas residents in the United Kingdom from 2004 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/287410/annual-number-of-overnight-stays-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
