Ireland
Ireland is one of the 193 UN member states, in Northern Europe. UN Tourism counted 11 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 79% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Foil.
- International arrivals
- 11 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 43rd of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Foilrarer than 21%
- Area
- 69,162 km² (26,704 sq mi)
- Population
- 4.9 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Countys
- 26in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 10with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 2on Globestamp’s list
Does Ireland count as a country?
Yes. Ireland is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Ireland? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Ireland (Eire) |
| European Union | Yes, a member state |
| Schengen area | No |
The Ireland stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Ireland’s is Foil: a hot-stamped foil block in the ink’s own colour, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. With 11 million international arrivals in 2019, Ireland is more visited than 79% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Ireland
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Ireland when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Ireland you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Ireland, from 2 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 2
Skellig Michael (1996) · Brú na Bóinne (1993). On the bucket list →
National parks 3
Killarney National Park · Connemara National Park · Glenveagh National Park. On the bucket list →
Famous landmarks 1
Cliffs of Moher. On the bucket list →
Theme parks 3
Emerald Park · Celtworld · Clara Lara FunPark. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 3
Dublin Zoo · Fota Wildlife Park · Galway Atlantaquaria. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 4
National Botanic Gardens · John F. Kennedy Arboretum · Derreen Garden · National Botanic Gardens Kilmacurragh. On the bucket list →
Science museums and planetariums 2
Science Gallery · Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Dublin | 1,059,000 |
| Cork | 188,907 |
| Limerick | 90,054 |
| Galway | 75,594 |
Airports
Ireland has 10 airports with scheduled flights, 4 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
26 countys to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Ireland into 26 countys (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 26
Carlow · Cavan · Clare · Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kerry · Kildare · Kilkenny · Laois · Leitrim · Limerick · Longford · Louth · Mayo · Meath · Monaghan · Offaly · Roscommon · Sligo · Tipperary · Waterford · Westmeath · Wexford · Wicklow
Questions people ask
Is Ireland a country?
Yes. Ireland is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Ireland a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 10,951,000 international arrivals in Ireland in 2019, the 43rd most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Ireland stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Foil, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year, rarer than 21% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Ireland count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Ireland (Eire)”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Ireland
Near Ireland
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.