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EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation

Germany had the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 165.62 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1.28 million. The median was 11.65 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 876.97 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest165,623,773Germany
Lowest1,283,173Luxembourg
Median11,648,14427 EU countries
European Union (27)876,966,946History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 37,090,751 countBelgium: 15,210,781 countBulgaria: 7,196,397 countCyprus: 2,729,961 countCzechia: 18,388,853 countGermany: 165,623,773 countDenmark: 7,518,778 countEstonia: 3,324,914 countSpain: 123,541,778 countFinland: 11,108,083 countFrance: 157,263,479 countGreece: 24,996,038 countCroatia: 15,446,591 countHungary: 11,648,144 countIreland: 10,555,090 countItaly: 116,944,243 countLithuania: 3,064,514 countLuxembourg: 1,283,173 countLatvia: 2,303,643 countMalta: 1,619,532 countNetherlands: 38,883,066 countPoland: 30,108,308 countPortugal: 21,916,899 countRomania: 10,917,232 countSweden: 29,074,804 countSlovenia: 4,263,811 countSlovakia: 4,944,310 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

Germany: 165,623,773 countGermany165,623,773France: 157,263,479 countFrance157,263,479Spain: 123,541,778 countSpain123,541,778Italy: 116,944,243 countItaly116,944,243Netherlands: 38,883,066 countNetherlands38,883,066Austria: 37,090,751 countAustria37,090,751Poland: 30,108,308 countPoland30,108,308Sweden: 29,074,804 countSweden29,074,804Greece: 24,996,038 countGreece24,996,038Portugal: 21,916,899 countPortugal21,916,899Czechia: 18,388,853 countCzechia18,388,853Croatia: 15,446,591 countCroatia15,446,591Belgium: 15,210,781 countBelgium15,210,781Hungary: 11,648,144 countHungary11,648,144Finland: 11,108,083 countFinland11,108,083Romania: 10,917,232 countRomania10,917,232Ireland: 10,555,090 countIreland10,555,090Denmark: 7,518,778 countDenmark7,518,778Bulgaria: 7,196,397 countBulgaria7,196,397Slovakia: 4,944,310 countSlovakia4,944,310Slovenia: 4,263,811 countSlovenia4,263,811Estonia: 3,324,914 countEstonia3,324,914Lithuania: 3,064,514 countLithuania3,064,514Cyprus: 2,729,961 countCyprus2,729,961Latvia: 2,303,643 countLatvia2,303,643Malta: 1,619,532 countMalta1,619,532Luxembourg: 1,283,173 countLuxembourg1,283,173Germany: 165,623,773 countGermany165,623,773France: 157,263,479 countFrance157,263,479Spain: 123,541,778 countSpain123,541,778Italy: 116,944,243 countItaly116,944,243Netherlands: 38,883,066 countNetherlands38,883,066Austria: 37,090,751 countAustria37,090,751Poland: 30,108,308 countPoland30,108,308Sweden: 29,074,804 countSweden29,074,804Greece: 24,996,038 countGreece24,996,038Portugal: 21,916,899 countPortugal21,916,899Czechia: 18,388,853 countCzechia18,388,853Croatia: 15,446,591 countCroatia15,446,591Belgium: 15,210,781 countBelgium15,210,781Hungary: 11,648,144 countHungary11,648,144Finland: 11,108,083 countFinland11,108,083Romania: 10,917,232 countRomania10,917,232Ireland: 10,555,090 countIreland10,555,090Denmark: 7,518,778 countDenmark7,518,778Bulgaria: 7,196,397 countBulgaria7,196,397Slovakia: 4,944,310 countSlovakia4,944,310Slovenia: 4,263,811 countSlovenia4,263,811Estonia: 3,324,914 countEstonia3,324,914Lithuania: 3,064,514 countLithuania3,064,514Cyprus: 2,729,961 countCyprus2,729,961Latvia: 2,303,643 countLatvia2,303,643Malta: 1,619,532 countMalta1,619,532Luxembourg: 1,283,173 countLuxembourg1,283,173
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 countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1Germany165,623,773+2.9%
2France Low reliability157,263,479-0.1%
3Spain123,541,778+7.9%
4Italy116,944,243+3.1%
5Netherlands38,883,066+4.2%
6Austria37,090,751+4.9%
7Poland30,108,308+11.8%
8Sweden29,074,804+3.6%
9Greece24,996,038+3.4%
10Portugal21,916,899+10.8%
11Czechia18,388,853+6.9%
12Croatia15,446,591+9.1%
13Belgium15,210,781-4%
14Hungary11,648,144+6.7%
15Finland11,108,083+3.5%
16Romania10,917,232+10.3%
17Ireland Estimated10,555,090-1.9%
18Denmark Estimated7,518,778+4.9%
19Bulgaria7,196,397+14.6%
20Slovakia4,944,310+15.7%
21Slovenia4,263,811+9.9%
22Estonia3,324,914+6.8%
23Lithuania3,064,514+9.2%
24Cyprus2,729,961+17.9%
25Latvia2,303,643+7.7%
26Malta1,619,532+2.1%
27Luxembourg1,283,173+1.5%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Germany, with 165.62 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Luxembourg, with 1.28 million in 2016.

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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