France

From 22 May we will be working to update all of the data and documents on this page following the Office of National Statistics (ONS) revision of the International Passenger Survey (IPS) data for 2009-2018 and the released detailed 2019 data. UK data will be updated first and followed by the regional data from 27 May. Please be patient as we update these pages or contact the VisitBritain research team if you have any questions- VB/VEResearch@visitbritain.org. Thank you.
Visitor characteristics
- Most trips are by those aged 25-44, but the cohort of 45-54
- Almost three-in-five holiday visitors from France (excluding British nationals) are making a repeat trip to Britain (within ten years)
- 30% of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) visitors from France are British nationals
- 98% of departing visitors (excluding British nationals) are ‘likely’ or ‘extremely likely’ to recommend a visit to Britain
Popular activities
Global context
Measure | 2019 |
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International tourism expenditure (US$bn) | 51.7 |
Global rank for international tourism expenditure | 5 |
Number of outbound visits (m) | 52.8 |
Most visited destination | Spain |
Key demographic and economic data
Measure | 2019 |
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Population (m) | 67.1 |
GDP per capita PPP (US$) | 42,675 |
Annual average GDP growth over past decade (%) | 1.4 |
Annual average GDP growth in the past year (%) | 1.5 |