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Ireland Tourism Statistics: 516,841 Airbnb Stays

Q: How many tourists visit Ireland?

Europe as a whole had 793 million international tourist arrivals in 2025, according to UN Tourism. AirROI puts Ireland at 1.2% of Airbnb stays in Europe in the 12 months to October 2026. AirROI estimates 516,841 Airbnb stays in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026, which counts bookings and not tourists.

Q: What is the quietest month in Ireland?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 42 days ahead, against 96 days for July.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Ireland?

A typical Airbnb stay in Ireland lasted 4.7 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 68 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 3.7 nights in September to 5.3 nights in January.

AirROI estimates 516,841 Airbnb stays in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026, with Dublin the most booked city. The busiest month was August. All of Europe had 793 million international tourist arrivals in 2025, UN Tourism reports.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 2,414,285
Typical Airbnb stay: 4.7 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: August
From abroad, among guests who left a review: 80%

Key facts

Ireland Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

UN Tourism puts all of Europe at 793 million international tourist arrivals in 2025.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in Ireland at 516,841 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Ireland added up to 2,414,285 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in Ireland lasted 4.7 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 68 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks August the busiest Airbnb month in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by July and September, with January the quietest.
AirROI estimates the six busiest Airbnb months in Ireland ran unbroken from May to October in the 12 months to October 2026.

Guests

AirROI estimates 80% of Ireland Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 came from abroad, led by the United States at 26% and the United Kingdom at 17%.

By place

AirROI estimates Ireland took 1.2% of all Airbnb stays in Europe in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI ranks Ireland 15th for Airbnb stays among Europe's 45 countries in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Dublin had the most Airbnb stays of the 37 towns it lists in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026, at 89,969, ahead of Kenmare and Galway.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit Europe?

UN Tourism counted 793 million international tourist arrivals for all of Europe in 2025. On AirROI's estimates, Ireland accounted for 1.2% of Airbnb stays in Europe in the 12 months to October 2026.

Official tourism figures for Europe: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
793 millionInternational tourist arrivals, all of Europe	Overnight visitors crossing a border, counted by the arriving country	2025	UN Tourism

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in Ireland

Ireland had 19,183 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 516,841 stays and 2,414,285 nights. A typical stay lasted 4.7 nights and was booked about 68 days ahead. AirROI's figures cover the 132 towns it tracks in Ireland; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 19,183
Airbnb stays, estimate: 516,841
Airbnb nights, estimate: 2,414,285
Typical stay: 4.7 nights
Booked ahead: 68 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in Ireland?

On Airbnb, August was the busiest month in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026, then July and September. January was the quietest. The six busiest months run unbroken from May to October.

August ranks first, January last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: August, July, September, May, June, October, April, December, March, November, February, January.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in Ireland by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	August	11.7%	4.1 nights	96 days
2	July	10.8%	4.9 nights	96 days
3	September	9.9%	3.7 nights	71 days
4	May	9.6%	4.1 nights	76 days
5	June	9.5%	4.3 nights	77 days
6	October	8.6%	4.0 nights	58 days
7	April	7.9%	4.4 nights	60 days
8	December	7.1%	4.4 nights	62 days
9	March	7.0%	4.4 nights	54 days
10	November	6.8%	4.4 nights	50 days
11	February	5.7%	5.1 nights	42 days
12	January	5.4%	5.3 nights	42 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do Ireland Airbnb Guests Come From?

Among Ireland Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 80% came from abroad, led by the United States at 26% and the United Kingdom at 17%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Dublin was the top origin city at 5.9%, ahead of London at 2.3%. The figures rest on 2,018,929 reviews, written over many years.

80% from abroad

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

United States 26%
United Kingdom 17%
France 8.5%
Germany 5%
Canada 2.7%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Dublin 5.9%
London 2.3%
Cork 1.2%

By town

Most Booked Towns in Ireland

Dublin, Kenmare and Galway took 32% of Airbnb stays in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026. August is the busiest Airbnb month in 33 of the 37 towns, led by Kenmare, and September in 3, led by Dublin. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 49% in Dungarvan-Lismore to 95% in Dublin.

Most Booked Towns in Ireland: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	Dublin	89,969	539,436	6.0 nights	95%	US	September
2	Kenmare	41,834	191,199	4.6 nights	83%	US	August
3	Galway	35,576	137,319	3.9 nights	90%	US	September
4	West Clare Municipal District	22,433	95,128	4.2 nights	80%	US	August
5	Killarney	19,280	76,380	4.0 nights	89%	US	August
6	West Cork	18,601	86,750	4.7 nights	65%	Ireland	August
7	Conamara Municipal District	17,733	86,568	4.9 nights	83%	France	August
8	Westport-Belmullet Municipal District	17,127	78,150	4.6 nights	70%	Ireland	August
9	Glenties Municipal District	13,834	61,004	4.4 nights	78%	UK	August
10	Donegal	12,069	49,660	4.1 nights	82%	UK	August
11	Cork	11,800	54,722	4.6 nights	85%	US	August
12	Bandon-Kinsale	8,228	35,993	4.4 nights	84%	US	August
13	Letterkenny	7,636	33,563	4.4 nights	76%	UK	August
14	Inishowen Municipal District	6,956	30,130	4.3 nights	78%	UK	August
15	Loughrea Municipal District	6,789	30,628	4.5 nights	86%	US	August
16	Sligo Municipal Borough District	6,008	26,787	4.5 nights	72%	Ireland	August
17	Tralee	5,577	27,903	5.0 nights	80%	Ireland	August
18	The Borough District of Wexford	5,514	27,203	4.9 nights	58%	Ireland	August
19	Dungarvan-Lismore	4,308	18,898	4.4 nights	49%	Ireland	August
20	Baltinglass	4,279	16,305	3.8 nights	76%	Ireland	August
21	Ballymote-Tubbercurry Municipal District	4,181	19,746	4.7 nights	62%	Ireland	August
22	Wicklow	4,080	14,833	3.6 nights	77%	Ireland	August
23	Dundalk	3,952	12,094	3.1 nights	63%	Ireland	August
24	Cahir-Cashel	3,432	14,532	4.2 nights	79%	US	August
25	East Cork	3,428	16,669	4.9 nights	66%	Ireland	July
26	Claremorris-Swinford Municipal District	3,352	15,811	4.7 nights	74%	UK	August
27	Athenry-Oranmore Municipal District	3,350	13,088	3.9 nights	92%	US	August
28	Limerick	3,343	15,184	4.5 nights	75%	Ireland	August
29	Ballina	3,067	12,759	4.2 nights	72%	UK	August
30	New Ross Municipal District	3,058	15,569	5.1 nights	59%	Ireland	August
31	Ennis	2,913	12,923	4.4 nights	80%	US	August
32	Nenagh	2,866	12,707	4.4 nights	62%	Ireland	August
33	Waterford City Metropolitan District	2,720	14,809	5.4 nights	55%	Ireland	August
34	Listowel Municipal District	2,552	12,432	4.9 nights	62%	Ireland	August
35	Fingal	2,453	13,570	5.5 nights	89%	US	September
36	Gorey-Kilmuckridge	2,352	12,595	5.4 nights	45%	Ireland	August
37	Castlebar Municipal District	2,245	10,327	4.6 nights	74%	Ireland	August

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. Lists the 37 of Ireland's 132 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in Ireland

How many tourists visit Ireland?

Europe as a whole had 793 million international tourist arrivals in 2025, according to UN Tourism. AirROI puts Ireland at 1.2% of Airbnb stays in Europe in the 12 months to October 2026. AirROI estimates 516,841 Airbnb stays in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026, which counts bookings and not tourists.

When is high season in Ireland?

The busiest Airbnb month in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026 was August, then July and September. The six busiest months run from May to October.

What is the quietest month in Ireland?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in Ireland in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 42 days ahead, against 96 days for July.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Ireland?

A typical Airbnb stay in Ireland lasted 4.7 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 68 days ahead. By month, stays ran from 3.7 nights in September to 5.3 nights in January.

Where do Airbnb guests in Ireland come from?

Of Ireland Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 80% came from abroad, AirROI estimates. The largest groups were the United States at 26% and the United Kingdom at 17%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Dublin at 5.9%, ahead of London at 2.3%.

What is the most booked town in Ireland on Airbnb?

Dublin was the most booked town in Ireland on Airbnb, with an estimated 89,969 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Kenmare and Galway.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. UN Tourism counts international tourist arrivals (793 million in 2025 across Europe). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 516,841 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 132 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 2,018,929 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.