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 .
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Number of trips to visit friends or family abroad from the UK 2011-2019
The annual number of trips taken abroad by residents of the United Kingdom for the purpose of visiting friends or relatives has increased over the period from 2011 to 2019. In total, UK residents took approximately **** million outbound trips to visit family or friends abroad in 2019.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Number of trips abroad to visit friends or relatives from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/573081/friends-and-familyvisits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of trips abroad to visit friends or relatives from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 22, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/573081/friends-and-familyvisits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of trips abroad to visit friends or relatives from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/573081/friends-and-familyvisits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Trips Abroad to Visit Friends or Relatives from The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 May 2020, /statistics/573081/friends-and-familyvisits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of trips abroad to visit friends or relatives from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/573081/friends-and-familyvisits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Number of trips abroad to visit friends or relatives from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/573081/friends-and-familyvisits-abroad-by-united-kingdom-uk-residents/
