The diagrams illustrate the proportion of tourists travelling from the UK to Spain in 1983 and 2003. Overall, elderly aged 35-54 dominated the rankings in both periods. Evidently, the amount of teenagers visiting Spain increased tremendously over time.
Initially, Spain was appealing among elders with 35-54 years of lifetime, contributing half of the total population in 1983. Contrastingly, visitation by adolescents aged from 16-24 and 0-15 years is a rare occurrence, having just 4% and 10%, respectively. Apparently, individuals aged 25-34 and 55+ years ranked second and third with 20% and 16% in population, respectively.
In 2003, while the amount of older people, aging over 35 years, stayed the constant, Spain became a popular destination for teenagers with 16-24 years of lifetime, increasing significantly from 4% to 15%. Additionally, children ranging from 0-15 years experienced a modest increase to 12%. However, Spain experienced a huge decline in interest from individuals with 25-34 and 35-54 years of timespan, decreasing from 20% to 12% and 50% to 35%, respectively. Moreover, visitation from older people with over 55 years of lifetime increased moderately, reaching 26% in 2003.
