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Northern Ireland Tourism & Transport

4.4%
Increase in overseas trips outside of Ireland and the UK from 2018 to 2019
Table NI39.1 Overnight Trips, Number of Nights and Expenditure (£)1,2 of External Visitors in Northern Ireland, 2013-2019
 2013201420152016201720182019% Change 2018-2019
Overnight trips2,089,2712,178,5202,301,4022,586,7082,657,8872,809,4113,000,703+7
         
Number of nights 9,816,90510,033,13310,680,18511,360,63511,645,69311,775,81511,814,924+0
         
Expenditure (£)523,642,699507,291,498544,712,096613,203,430656,626,133668,874,186730,731,111+9
Source: NISRA
1 All surveys are based on sample surveys and therefore have an associated degree of sampling error. Information on confidence intervals where these are available and sample sizes are provided in the background notes - data correct as of 22/10/2020.
2 Figures derived from the Northern Ireland Passenger Survey (NIPS) conducted by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the Survey of Overseas Travellers (SOT) conducted on behalf of Fáilte Ireland, and the Household Travel Survey (HTS) conducted by Central Statistics Office (CSO).
3 2016 figures for HTS (Republic of Ireland data) was revised in 2017 due to a revision in the weighting methodology. This revision was investigated and caused minimal change (<1%)
Table NI39.2 Number of Overnight Trips1,2,3 in Northern Ireland (external visitors) by Reason for Visit, 2013-2019
 2013201420152016201720182019% Change 2018-2019
Holiday638,760708,039729,876843,505945,9991,048,6861,174,551+12
         
Visiting friends/relatives1,044,0741,085,8821,115,3171,304,6111,269,6101,301,2391,293,126-1
         
Business321,995301,929356,662342,286343,998352,101394,947+12
         
Other84,44282,66999,54796,30798,280107,385138,079+29
         
Total Overnight Trips2,089,2712,178,5202,301,4022,586,7082,657,8872,809,4113,000,703+7
Source: NISRA
1 All surveys are based on sample surveys and therefore have an associated degree of sampling error. Information on confidence intervals where these are available and sample sizes are provided in the background notes - data correct as of 22/10/2020.
2 Figures derived from the Northern Ireland Passenger Survey (NIPS) conducted by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the Survey of Overseas Travellers (SOT) conducted on behalf of Fáilte Ireland, and the Household Travel Survey (HTS) conducted by Central Statistics Office (CSO).
3 2016 figures for HTS (Republic of Ireland data) was revised in 2017 due to a revision in the weighting methodology. This revision was investigated and caused minimal change (<1%)
Table NI39.3 Overnight trips taken by NI residents1,2 - All Destinations, 2013-2019
 2013201420152016201720182019% Change 2018-2019
Overall Trips        
Northern Ireland1,980,1702,334,6272,230,2161,984,3922,193,4282,187,5172,331,806+7
Republic of Ireland1,571,5281,708,4231,491,6051,358,2401,314,7851,337,5951,277,003-5
Great Britain31,115,2071,097,145983,8351,069,344959,585921,1901,101,598+20
Other Overseas 956,579996,3321,162,8841,339,4081,411,4161,563,2611,632,207+4
Total 5,623,4836,136,5265,868,5405,751,3855,879,2156,009,5646,342,614+6
         
Overall Nights        
Northern Ireland4,576,9305,049,2384,790,5843,814,1965,220,4354,520,3694,768,496+5
Republic of Ireland3,665,0074,451,1983,958,2543,330,4043,085,2553,169,0023,170,892+0
Great Britain 33,780,8703,964,8723,253,5063,941,8933,524,4823,192,4134,001,458+25
Other Overseas 8,710,1468,537,90210,562,39013,324,60712,682,70912,371,98713,882,553+12
Total 4,520,732,95322,003,21122,564,73424,411,09924,512,88123,253,77025,823,398+11
Source: NISRA
1 Figures are based on sample survey and therefore have an associated degree of sampling error. Information on confidence intervals is provided in the background notes - data correct as of 22/10/2020.
2 Figures derived from the Northern Ireland Continuous Household Survey (CHS) conducted by NISRA.
3 Great Britain (GB) includes the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
4 Totals may not sum due to rounding.
5 The estimates may be subject to revision due to improvements to the survey/analysis methodology or the inclusion of data returned after the publication date.
-27%
Decrease in motor vehicles registered for the first time from 2019 to 2020
Table NI39.4 Motor Vehicles Registered for First Time in Northern Ireland by Body Type 2015 - 2020
Year
Body type201520162017201820192020
Private cars58,87458,52355,00052,53751,16736,446
Buses308200310239168181
Light goods7,2787,8917,1737,0456,6015,106
Heavy goods1,2271,4651,2581,2661,447918
Agricultural 18179309159991,093932
Motorcycles 21,6541,8651,7641,9541,8251,875
Other371488453567406298
Total70,52971,36266,87364,60762,70745,756
Source: Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) / UK Department for Transport
1Agricultural vehicles includes tractors.
2This category of vehicle body type also includes Mopeds and Scooters.
Table NI39.5 Motor Vehicles Registered for First Time by County of Residence of Licensed Owner (Northern Ireland)
Year
County201520162017201820192020
Antrim30,52830,87929,29127,57626,72918,453
Armagh5,9646,2305,7235,5165,3414,029
Down19,48619,43118,01817,78917,55013,971
Fermanagh2,2802,1821,7581,8041,6131,237
Londonderry6,6756,9526,6826,6216,2154,479
Tyrone5,5965,6885,4015,3015,2593,587
Total70,52971,36266,87364,60762,70745,756
Source: Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) / UK Department for Transport
Table NI39.6 Private Cars Registered for First Time in Northern Ireland by Make 2015 - 2020
Year
Make201520162017201820192020
ALFA ROMEO12412216714111963
AUDI2,5842,6882,8202,3192,1872,008
BMW2,6903,0152,8403,0122,6771,991
CITROEN2,1271,9051,4631,3751,524867
DACIA1,0521,086916769945592
FIAT859732612337427238
FORD7,4777,1056,7186,7126,1154,045
HONDA1,0061,2051,2381,158865533
HYUNDAI3,3523,7053,4603,0813,2342,086
JAGUAR296438447427471448
JEEP214290185292213166
KIA2,0092,2222,1952,0822,0751,550
LAND ROVER1,0841,2231,2871,0971,137907
LEXUS248267243242287268
MAZDA972995923965866482
MERCEDES1,8952,1502,2791,9521,9881,519
MG5352177474355397
MINI1,0621,085886912847658
MITSUBISHI513379393546403163
NISSAN3,3613,3182,8392,5192,2181,824
PEUGEOT2,9192,4632,0842,1612,3621,655
PORSCHE218230235230245225
RENAULT3,0243,4142,6492,1482,2261,798
SEAT1,3971,5001,7681,8132,0591,129
SKODA1,6552,0512,3172,2982,1041,771
SSANGYONG18721517711410541
SUZUKI1,2671,2601,2101,1211,098486
TOYOTA2,4342,1982,4152,5052,7162,196
VAUXHALL5,4454,2993,3973,0432,4441,389
VOLKSWAGEN6,1415,5445,1655,3865,5843,901
VOLVO801905906846848685
OTHER408462589460423365
Total58,87458,52355,00052,53751,16736,446
Source: Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) / UK Department for Transport
Table NI39.7 Private Cars Registered for First Time in Northern Ireland by Fuel Type 2015 - 2020
Year
Fuel Type201520162017201820192020
Petrol27,08226,04627,20030,12730,17221,011
Diesel30,83531,20325,85519,90517,6469,254
Electric 12561472191774021,231
Hybrid 27011,1271,7252,3262,9464,913
Other0012137
Total58,87458,52355,00052,53751,16736,446
Source: Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) / UK Department for Transport
1 'Pure' electric-only vehicles.
2 Any electric-and-other combination of fuel types.
Table NI39.8 Number of road users killed or seriously injured in Northern Ireland by County, 2020
 Killed1Seriously injured2KSIs
Antrim22187209
Armagh57782
Down18170188
Fermanagh13738
Londonderry46266
Tyrone66369
N Ireland56596652
Source: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Road Traffic Casualty Statistics
1 The number of people who died within 30 days from injuries received in a collision on a public highway in Northern Ireland. Confirmed suicides and any person who dies from natural causes (eg. heart attack) which are not as a result of the collision are excluded.
2 A serious injury is defined as an injury for which a person is detained in hospital as an ‘in-patient’, or any of the following injuries whether or not the person is detained in hospital: fractures, concussion, internal injuries, crushing’s, burns, severe cuts and lacerations or severe general shock requiring medical treatment.

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