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EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation

Germany had the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation of 26 EU countries in 2020, at 95.1 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 625,171. The median was 7.17 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 467.05 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest95,102,723Germany
Lowest625,171Luxembourg
Median7,169,74126 EU countries
European Union (27)467,053,993History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 21,671,644 countBelgium: 7,376,417 countBulgaria: 4,023,763 countCyprus: 1,104,518 countCzechia: 10,836,444 countGermany: 95,102,723 countDenmark: 5,035,833 countEstonia: 1,972,131 countSpain: 45,616,973 countFinland: 7,342,100 countFrance: 91,889,767 countGreece: 10,104,236 countCroatia: 6,997,382 countHungary: 5,630,715 countIreland: 4,824,004 countItaly: 55,702,138 countLithuania: 2,126,714 countLuxembourg: 625,171 countLatvia: 1,462,965 countMalta: 705,714 countNetherlands: 27,300,782 countPoland: 17,878,969 countPortugal: 10,995,396 countSweden: 18,686,082 countSlovenia: 3,058,619 countSlovakia: 3,095,812 count
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count, 2020. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2020

Germany: 95,102,723 countGermany95,102,723France: 91,889,767 countFrance91,889,767Italy: 55,702,138 countItaly55,702,138Spain: 45,616,973 countSpain45,616,973Netherlands: 27,300,782 countNetherlands27,300,782Austria: 21,671,644 countAustria21,671,644Sweden: 18,686,082 countSweden18,686,082Poland: 17,878,969 countPoland17,878,969Portugal: 10,995,396 countPortugal10,995,396Czechia: 10,836,444 countCzechia10,836,444Greece: 10,104,236 countGreece10,104,236Belgium: 7,376,417 countBelgium7,376,417Finland: 7,342,100 countFinland7,342,100Croatia: 6,997,382 countCroatia6,997,382Hungary: 5,630,715 countHungary5,630,715Denmark: 5,035,833 countDenmark5,035,833Ireland: 4,824,004 countIreland4,824,004Bulgaria: 4,023,763 countBulgaria4,023,763Slovakia: 3,095,812 countSlovakia3,095,812Slovenia: 3,058,619 countSlovenia3,058,619Lithuania: 2,126,714 countLithuania2,126,714Estonia: 1,972,131 countEstonia1,972,131Latvia: 1,462,965 countLatvia1,462,965Cyprus: 1,104,518 countCyprus1,104,518Malta: 705,714 countMalta705,714Luxembourg: 625,171 countLuxembourg625,171Germany: 95,102,723 countGermany95,102,723France: 91,889,767 countFrance91,889,767Italy: 55,702,138 countItaly55,702,138Spain: 45,616,973 countSpain45,616,973Netherlands: 27,300,782 countNetherlands27,300,782Austria: 21,671,644 countAustria21,671,644Sweden: 18,686,082 countSweden18,686,082Poland: 17,878,969 countPoland17,878,969Portugal: 10,995,396 countPortugal10,995,396Czechia: 10,836,444 countCzechia10,836,444Greece: 10,104,236 countGreece10,104,236Belgium: 7,376,417 countBelgium7,376,417Finland: 7,342,100 countFinland7,342,100Croatia: 6,997,382 countCroatia6,997,382Hungary: 5,630,715 countHungary5,630,715Denmark: 5,035,833 countDenmark5,035,833Ireland: 4,824,004 countIreland4,824,004Bulgaria: 4,023,763 countBulgaria4,023,763Slovakia: 3,095,812 countSlovakia3,095,812Slovenia: 3,058,619 countSlovenia3,058,619Lithuania: 2,126,714 countLithuania2,126,714Estonia: 1,972,131 countEstonia1,972,131Latvia: 1,462,965 countLatvia1,462,965Cyprus: 1,104,518 countCyprus1,104,518Malta: 705,714 countMalta705,714Luxembourg: 625,171 countLuxembourg625,171
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 countries2020
count		Change on 2019
1Germany95,102,723-48.6%
2France Low reliability91,889,767-47.4%
3Italy55,702,138-57.6%
4Spain45,616,973-66.2%
5Netherlands27,300,782-40.5%
6Austria21,671,644-47.6%
7Sweden18,686,082-41.4%
8Poland17,878,969-49.9%
9Portugal10,995,396-60.6%
10Czechia10,836,444-50.7%
11Greece10,104,236-70.5%
12Belgium7,376,417-59.2%
13Finland7,342,100-40.9%
14Croatia6,997,382-64.2%
15Hungary5,630,715-58.1%
16Denmark Estimated5,035,833-39.2%
17Ireland Estimated4,824,004-59.5%
18Bulgaria4,023,763-50.9%
19Slovakia3,095,812-50.6%
20Slovenia3,058,619-50.8%
21Lithuania2,126,714-47.3%
22Estonia1,972,131-48%
23Latvia1,462,965-48.7%
24Cyprus1,104,518-65.9%
25Malta705,714-65.1%
26Luxembourg625,171-52.8%

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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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Germany, with 95.1 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Luxembourg, with 625,171 in 2020.

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. 1 EU countries have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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