NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad had the highest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms of 44 areas in 2022, at 1.75 million. Arr. La Louvière had the lowest, at 7,180. The median was 77,423 and the figure for Belgium was 9.48 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,750,990Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

Lowest7,180Arr. La Louvière

Median77,42344 areas

Belgium9,483,632History

All areas, 2022

count. Source: Eurostat, Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad	1,750,990	+96.6%
2	Arr. Oostende	863,041	+21.1%
3	Arr. Brugge	784,305	+32.7%
4	Arr. Antwerpen	729,051	+92.1%
5	Arr. Veurne	624,662	+21.5%
6	Arr. Verviers - communes francophones	584,407	+40%
7	Arr. Marche-en-Famenne	527,144	+28.1%
8	Arr. Gent	430,749	+59.7%
9	Arr. Dinant	374,700	+26.1%
10	Arr. Liège	308,969	+49.4%
11	Arr. Bastogne	239,543	+43.5%
12	Arr. Neufchâteau	196,036	+15.8%
13	Arr. Leuven	156,058	+64.1%
14	Arr. Namur	155,920	+30.2%
15	Arr. Tongeren	140,887	+28.4%
16	Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde	126,484	+66.6%
17	Arr. Nivelles	117,409	+34.9%
18	Arr. Ieper	113,029	+46.3%
19	Arr. Maaseik	100,137	+38.1%
20	Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft	94,116	+24.9%
21	Arr. Turnhout	77,813	+31.4%
22	Arr. Philippeville	77,778	+11.7%
23	Arr. Huy	77,067	+42.9%
24	Arr. Hasselt	76,889	+34%
25	Arr. Tournai-Mouscron	73,580	+30.4%
26	Arr. Oudenaarde	58,474	+26.2%
27	Arr. Ath	56,478	+75.1%
28	Arr. Charleroi	55,048	+49.4%
29	Arr. Diksmuide	54,910	+25.7%
30	Arr. Mechelen	50,776	+65.9%
31	Arr. Virton	50,197	+32.6%
32	Arr. Mons	49,706	+36.5%
33	Arr. Aalst	46,895	+71.2%
34	Arr. Thuin	44,840	+2.1%
35	Arr. Kortrijk	40,675	+43.1%
36	Arr. Sint-Niklaas	30,078	+66.3%
37	Arr. Dendermonde	26,582	+52.8%
38	Arr. Roeselare	25,688	+110%
39	Arr. Eeklo	25,624	+31.9%
40	Arr. Tielt	16,113	+49.5%
41	Arr. Soignies	15,934	+23.2%
42	Arr. Waremme	15,117	+7.9%
43	Arr. Arlon	12,553	+19%
44	Arr. La Louvière	7,180	+37%

Other periods

About this ranking

Nights spent by guests, residents of the country and visitors from abroad together, in short-stay accommodation (NACE Rev. 2 group 55.2: holiday flats, houses and rooms) booked through Airbnb, Booking or Expedia, from booking data the platforms share with Eurostat. Every guest counts: a family of four staying three nights is 12 guest nights.

Official statistics compiled by Eurostat from data the platforms transmit under agreements with the European Commission, published only as totals across platforms. Data start in 2018. Tripadvisor also reported until 2024; Eurostat found no break when it left. Hotels listed on the platforms are not included. Do not add these nights to tourist_nights: national accommodation surveys already count some of the same rentals. Eurostat withholds NUTS 3 values where few bookings would reveal individual hosts.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3) (NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table

MLA 9

Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3), NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 22 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/belgium-provinces?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/belgium-provinces?period=2022.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3), NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/belgium-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{eurostat_nuts_3_areas_of_2022,
  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour\_ce\_oan3): NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/belgium-provinces?period=2022. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour\_ce\_oan3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour\_ce\_oan3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which area has the highest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms?

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, with 1.75 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms?

Arr. La Louvière, with 7,180 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.