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EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation

Germany had the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 185.12 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1.33 million. The median was 13.45 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 999.96 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest185,121,042Germany
Lowest1,325,663Luxembourg
Median13,454,09027 EU countries
European Union (27)999,955,357History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 41,321,435 countBelgium: 18,057,611 countBulgaria: 8,187,634 countCyprus: 3,242,957 countCzechia: 21,998,366 countGermany: 185,121,042 countDenmark: 8,279,387 countEstonia: 3,789,955 countSpain: 135,008,823 countFinland: 12,426,677 countFrance: 174,628,055 countGreece: 34,202,053 countCroatia: 19,553,495 countHungary: 13,454,090 countIreland: 11,918,503 countItaly: 131,381,653 countLithuania: 4,037,749 countLuxembourg: 1,325,663 countLatvia: 2,853,333 countMalta: 2,022,912 countNetherlands: 45,916,002 countPoland: 35,668,091 countPortugal: 27,895,078 countRomania: 13,277,449 countSweden: 31,897,702 countSlovenia: 6,221,841 countSlovakia: 6,267,801 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Germany: 185,121,042 countGermany185,121,042France: 174,628,055 countFrance174,628,055Spain: 135,008,823 countSpain135,008,823Italy: 131,381,653 countItaly131,381,653Netherlands: 45,916,002 countNetherlands45,916,002Austria: 41,321,435 countAustria41,321,435Poland: 35,668,091 countPoland35,668,091Greece: 34,202,053 countGreece34,202,053Sweden: 31,897,702 countSweden31,897,702Portugal: 27,895,078 countPortugal27,895,078Czechia: 21,998,366 countCzechia21,998,366Croatia: 19,553,495 countCroatia19,553,495Belgium: 18,057,611 countBelgium18,057,611Hungary: 13,454,090 countHungary13,454,090Romania: 13,277,449 countRomania13,277,449Finland: 12,426,677 countFinland12,426,677Ireland: 11,918,503 countIreland11,918,503Denmark: 8,279,387 countDenmark8,279,387Bulgaria: 8,187,634 countBulgaria8,187,634Slovakia: 6,267,801 countSlovakia6,267,801Slovenia: 6,221,841 countSlovenia6,221,841Lithuania: 4,037,749 countLithuania4,037,749Estonia: 3,789,955 countEstonia3,789,955Cyprus: 3,242,957 countCyprus3,242,957Latvia: 2,853,333 countLatvia2,853,333Malta: 2,022,912 countMalta2,022,912Luxembourg: 1,325,663 countLuxembourg1,325,663Germany: 185,121,042 countGermany185,121,042France: 174,628,055 countFrance174,628,055Spain: 135,008,823 countSpain135,008,823Italy: 131,381,653 countItaly131,381,653Netherlands: 45,916,002 countNetherlands45,916,002Austria: 41,321,435 countAustria41,321,435Poland: 35,668,091 countPoland35,668,091Greece: 34,202,053 countGreece34,202,053Sweden: 31,897,702 countSweden31,897,702Portugal: 27,895,078 countPortugal27,895,078Czechia: 21,998,366 countCzechia21,998,366Croatia: 19,553,495 countCroatia19,553,495Belgium: 18,057,611 countBelgium18,057,611Hungary: 13,454,090 countHungary13,454,090Romania: 13,277,449 countRomania13,277,449Finland: 12,426,677 countFinland12,426,677Ireland: 11,918,503 countIreland11,918,503Denmark: 8,279,387 countDenmark8,279,387Bulgaria: 8,187,634 countBulgaria8,187,634Slovakia: 6,267,801 countSlovakia6,267,801Slovenia: 6,221,841 countSlovenia6,221,841Lithuania: 4,037,749 countLithuania4,037,749Estonia: 3,789,955 countEstonia3,789,955Cyprus: 3,242,957 countCyprus3,242,957Latvia: 2,853,333 countLatvia2,853,333Malta: 2,022,912 countMalta2,022,912Luxembourg: 1,325,663 countLuxembourg1,325,663
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Germany185,121,042+3.3%
2France Low reliability174,628,055+1.8%
3Spain135,008,823+3.2%
4Italy131,381,653+2.6%
5Netherlands45,916,002+4.6%
6Austria41,321,435+3.1%
7Poland35,668,091+5.2%
8Greece34,202,053+1.8%
9Sweden31,897,702+3.8%
10Portugal27,895,078+7.8%
11Czechia21,998,366+3.5%
12Croatia19,553,495+4.9%
13Belgium18,057,611+2.8%
14Hungary13,454,090+2.6%
15Romania13,277,449+3.6%
16Finland12,426,677+3.8%
17Ireland Low reliability11,918,503-2.8%
18Denmark Estimated8,279,387+3.9%
19Bulgaria8,187,634+5%
20Slovakia6,267,801+14.2%
21Slovenia6,221,841n/a
22Lithuania4,037,749+11.5%
23Estonia3,789,955+5.5%
24Cyprus3,242,957+2.1%
25Latvia2,853,333+1.6%
26Malta2,022,912+2%
27Luxembourg1,325,663+3.8%

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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.

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Germany, with 185.12 million in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Luxembourg, with 1.33 million in 2019.

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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