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EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation

Germany had the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 160.89 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1.26 million. The median was 10.91 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 842.16 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest160,893,747Germany
Lowest1,264,384Luxembourg
Median10,913,25027 EU countries
European Union (27)842,162,941History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 35,350,102 countBelgium: 15,846,926 countBulgaria: 6,279,036 countCyprus: 2,315,875 countCzechia: 17,195,550 countGermany: 160,893,747 countDenmark: 7,164,604 countEstonia: 3,112,143 countSpain: 114,448,411 countFinland: 10,734,841 countFrance: 157,492,941 countGreece: 24,166,974 countCroatia: 14,157,026 countHungary: 10,913,250 countIreland: 10,755,648 countItaly: 113,392,137 countLithuania: 2,805,808 countLuxembourg: 1,264,384 countLatvia: 2,139,393 countMalta: 1,586,068 countNetherlands: 37,318,438 countPoland: 26,942,056 countPortugal: 19,780,195 countRomania: 9,898,557 countSweden: 28,056,573 countSlovenia: 3,878,223 countSlovakia: 4,274,035 count
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count, 2015. Source: Eurostat, Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2015

Germany: 160,893,747 countGermany160,893,747France: 157,492,941 countFrance157,492,941Spain: 114,448,411 countSpain114,448,411Italy: 113,392,137 countItaly113,392,137Netherlands: 37,318,438 countNetherlands37,318,438Austria: 35,350,102 countAustria35,350,102Sweden: 28,056,573 countSweden28,056,573Poland: 26,942,056 countPoland26,942,056Greece: 24,166,974 countGreece24,166,974Portugal: 19,780,195 countPortugal19,780,195Czechia: 17,195,550 countCzechia17,195,550Belgium: 15,846,926 countBelgium15,846,926Croatia: 14,157,026 countCroatia14,157,026Hungary: 10,913,250 countHungary10,913,250Ireland: 10,755,648 countIreland10,755,648Finland: 10,734,841 countFinland10,734,841Romania: 9,898,557 countRomania9,898,557Denmark: 7,164,604 countDenmark7,164,604Bulgaria: 6,279,036 countBulgaria6,279,036Slovakia: 4,274,035 countSlovakia4,274,035Slovenia: 3,878,223 countSlovenia3,878,223Estonia: 3,112,143 countEstonia3,112,143Lithuania: 2,805,808 countLithuania2,805,808Cyprus: 2,315,875 countCyprus2,315,875Latvia: 2,139,393 countLatvia2,139,393Malta: 1,586,068 countMalta1,586,068Luxembourg: 1,264,384 countLuxembourg1,264,384Germany: 160,893,747 countGermany160,893,747France: 157,492,941 countFrance157,492,941Spain: 114,448,411 countSpain114,448,411Italy: 113,392,137 countItaly113,392,137Netherlands: 37,318,438 countNetherlands37,318,438Austria: 35,350,102 countAustria35,350,102Sweden: 28,056,573 countSweden28,056,573Poland: 26,942,056 countPoland26,942,056Greece: 24,166,974 countGreece24,166,974Portugal: 19,780,195 countPortugal19,780,195Czechia: 17,195,550 countCzechia17,195,550Belgium: 15,846,926 countBelgium15,846,926Croatia: 14,157,026 countCroatia14,157,026Hungary: 10,913,250 countHungary10,913,250Ireland: 10,755,648 countIreland10,755,648Finland: 10,734,841 countFinland10,734,841Romania: 9,898,557 countRomania9,898,557Denmark: 7,164,604 countDenmark7,164,604Bulgaria: 6,279,036 countBulgaria6,279,036Slovakia: 4,274,035 countSlovakia4,274,035Slovenia: 3,878,223 countSlovenia3,878,223Estonia: 3,112,143 countEstonia3,112,143Lithuania: 2,805,808 countLithuania2,805,808Cyprus: 2,315,875 countCyprus2,315,875Latvia: 2,139,393 countLatvia2,139,393Malta: 1,586,068 countMalta1,586,068Luxembourg: 1,264,384 countLuxembourg1,264,384
count. Source: Eurostat, Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1Germany160,893,747+3.9%
2France157,492,941+3%
3Spain114,448,411+6.4%
4Italy113,392,137+6.4%
5Netherlands37,318,438+4.1%
6Austria35,350,102+5.1%
7Sweden28,056,573+8.5%
8Poland26,942,056+7.4%
9Greece24,166,974+6.6%
10Portugal19,780,195+10.5%
11Czechia17,195,550+10.3%
12Belgium15,846,926+8.2%
13Croatia14,157,026+9.9%
14Hungary10,913,250+7.7%
15Ireland Estimated10,755,648+3.8%
16Finland10,734,841+0.7%
17Romania9,898,557+17.2%
18Denmark Estimated7,164,604+6.8%
19Bulgaria6,279,036+5.6%
20Slovakia4,274,035+15.8%
21Slovenia3,878,223+11.6%
22Estonia3,112,143+0.8%
23Lithuania2,805,808+4.9%
24Cyprus2,315,875-2.3%
25Latvia2,139,393+2%
26Malta1,586,068+2%
27Luxembourg1,264,384+10.6%

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About this ranking

Guests who check in at tourist accommodation establishments in the year, residents of the country and visitors from abroad together: hotels and similar accommodation, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites (NACE Rev. 2 groups 55.1 to 55.3) (Eurostat).

Counts check-ins, not people: a traveller who stays at three establishments on one trip is counted three times. Not the number of international visitors to a country, which is international_tourists or international_visitor_arrivals. From the EU survey of occupancy in tourist accommodation establishments. Countries may leave out establishments with fewer than 10 bed places (20 in countries with under 1% of EU nights), and private rentals booked through online platforms are partly outside the survey: see short_stay_platform_guest_nights.

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

How to cite

Eurostat. Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2) (EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table

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Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2), EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2015. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-accommodation-arrivals/eu-countries?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2). EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-accommodation-arrivals/eu-countries?period=2015.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2), EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-accommodation-arrivals/eu-countries?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Germany, with 160.89 million in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Luxembourg, with 1.26 million in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, residents and non-residents, hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_arn2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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