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EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation

France had the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 117.44 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 837,044. The median was 10.04 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 594.5 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest117,442,342France
Lowest837,044Luxembourg
Median10,042,59027 EU countries
European Union (27)594,502,031History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 19,757,984 countBelgium: 10,971,971 countBulgaria: 5,647,634 countCyprus: 2,117,531 countCzechia: 11,383,601 countGermany: 93,774,423 countDenmark: 6,417,528 countEstonia: 2,138,346 countSpain: 80,754,714 countFinland: 8,974,675 countFrance: 117,442,342 countGreece: 18,015,347 countCroatia: 12,770,754 countHungary: 6,565,870 countIreland: 3,838,622 countItaly: 78,670,967 countLithuania: 2,467,994 countLuxembourg: 837,044 countLatvia: 1,306,588 countMalta: 981,987 countNetherlands: 31,720,384 countPoland: 22,198,972 countPortugal: 15,132,460 countRomania: 10,042,590 countSweden: 23,934,830 countSlovenia: 3,997,054 countSlovakia: 2,639,819 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

France: 117,442,342 countFrance117,442,342Germany: 93,774,423 countGermany93,774,423Spain: 80,754,714 countSpain80,754,714Italy: 78,670,967 countItaly78,670,967Netherlands: 31,720,384 countNetherlands31,720,384Sweden: 23,934,830 countSweden23,934,830Poland: 22,198,972 countPoland22,198,972Austria: 19,757,984 countAustria19,757,984Greece: 18,015,347 countGreece18,015,347Portugal: 15,132,460 countPortugal15,132,460Croatia: 12,770,754 countCroatia12,770,754Czechia: 11,383,601 countCzechia11,383,601Belgium: 10,971,971 countBelgium10,971,971Romania: 10,042,590 countRomania10,042,590Finland: 8,974,675 countFinland8,974,675Hungary: 6,565,870 countHungary6,565,870Denmark: 6,417,528 countDenmark6,417,528Bulgaria: 5,647,634 countBulgaria5,647,634Slovenia: 3,997,054 countSlovenia3,997,054Ireland: 3,838,622 countIreland3,838,622Slovakia: 2,639,819 countSlovakia2,639,819Lithuania: 2,467,994 countLithuania2,467,994Estonia: 2,138,346 countEstonia2,138,346Cyprus: 2,117,531 countCyprus2,117,531Latvia: 1,306,588 countLatvia1,306,588Malta: 981,987 countMalta981,987Luxembourg: 837,044 countLuxembourg837,044France: 117,442,342 countFrance117,442,342Germany: 93,774,423 countGermany93,774,423Spain: 80,754,714 countSpain80,754,714Italy: 78,670,967 countItaly78,670,967Netherlands: 31,720,384 countNetherlands31,720,384Sweden: 23,934,830 countSweden23,934,830Poland: 22,198,972 countPoland22,198,972Austria: 19,757,984 countAustria19,757,984Greece: 18,015,347 countGreece18,015,347Portugal: 15,132,460 countPortugal15,132,460Croatia: 12,770,754 countCroatia12,770,754Czechia: 11,383,601 countCzechia11,383,601Belgium: 10,971,971 countBelgium10,971,971Romania: 10,042,590 countRomania10,042,590Finland: 8,974,675 countFinland8,974,675Hungary: 6,565,870 countHungary6,565,870Denmark: 6,417,528 countDenmark6,417,528Bulgaria: 5,647,634 countBulgaria5,647,634Slovenia: 3,997,054 countSlovenia3,997,054Ireland: 3,838,622 countIreland3,838,622Slovakia: 2,639,819 countSlovakia2,639,819Lithuania: 2,467,994 countLithuania2,467,994Estonia: 2,138,346 countEstonia2,138,346Cyprus: 2,117,531 countCyprus2,117,531Latvia: 1,306,588 countLatvia1,306,588Malta: 981,987 countMalta981,987Luxembourg: 837,044 countLuxembourg837,044
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 countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1France Estimated117,442,342+27.8%
2Germany93,774,423-1.4%
3Spain80,754,714+77%
4Italy78,670,967+41.2%
5Netherlands31,720,384+16.2%
6Sweden23,934,830+28.1%
7Poland22,198,972+24.2%
8Austria19,757,984-8.8%
9Greece18,015,347+78.3%
10Portugal15,132,460+37.6%
11Croatia12,770,754+82.5%
12Czechia11,383,601+5%
13Belgium10,971,971+48.7%
14Romania10,042,590n/a
15Finland8,974,675+22.2%
16Hungary6,565,870+16.6%
17Denmark Estimated6,417,528+27.4%
18Bulgaria5,647,634+40.4%
19Slovenia3,997,054+30.7%
20Ireland Estimated3,838,622-20.4%
21Slovakia2,639,819-14.7%
22Lithuania2,467,994+16%
23Estonia2,138,346+8.4%
24Cyprus2,117,531+91.7%
25Latvia1,306,588-10.7%
26Malta981,987+39.1%
27Luxembourg837,044+33.9%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

France, with 117.44 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Luxembourg, with 837,044 in 2021.

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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