Library: Statistical Information: Leisure, sport and tourism

Statistical information for leisure, sport and tourism

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Official statistics
DCMS and our Public Bodies produce official statistics covering our sectors.
Office for National Statistics (ONS): Leisure and tourism
Visits and visitors to the UK, the reasons for visiting and the amount of money they spent here. Also UK residents travelling abroad, their reasons for travel and the amount of money they spent. The statistics on UK residents travelling abroad are an informal indicator of living standards.
Sport England: Data
Data can help you to understand the ways people choose to get active, where they do so and even why. You can drill down into specific geographic areas and explore trends to help inform your own work.
UK Sport: Investing in sport
Current and historical funding figures

European Athletics: Athletes and data
Profiles, top lists and European rankings.
Eurostat: Sport
Sport statistics concerning both social and economic aspects of sport.
Eurostat: Tourism statistics

Court of Arbitration for Sport: Statistics
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
The UNWTO Tourism Data Dashboard – provides statistics and insights on key indicators for inbound and outbound tourism at the global, regional and national levels. Data covers tourist arrivals, tourism share of exports and contribution to GDP, source markets, seasonality and accommodation (data on number of rooms, guest and nights).
The World Bank: International tourism
World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.