EU countries by arrivals at tourist accommodation

France had the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 180.73 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 1.44 million. The median was 13.67 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.02 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest180,730,009France
Lowest1,442,035Luxembourg
Median13,665,72927 EU countries
European Union (27)1,019,098,401History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 40,650,056 countBelgium: 18,576,023 countBulgaria: 8,640,448 countCyprus: 3,165,534 countCzechia: 21,977,671 countGermany: 178,207,140 countDenmark: 9,410,669 countEstonia: 3,425,730 countSpain: 144,831,332 countFinland: 12,255,457 countFrance: 180,730,009 countGreece: 35,782,424 countCroatia: 19,486,573 countHungary: 12,202,877 countIreland: 11,287,679 countItaly: 133,636,709 countLithuania: 3,992,050 countLuxembourg: 1,442,035 countLatvia: 2,435,795 countMalta: 2,252,000 countNetherlands: 49,403,791 countPoland: 36,239,201 countPortugal: 30,813,122 countRomania: 13,665,729 countSweden: 32,853,276 countSlovenia: 6,185,779 countSlovakia: 5,549,292 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

France: 180,730,009 countFrance180,730,009Germany: 178,207,140 countGermany178,207,140Spain: 144,831,332 countSpain144,831,332Italy: 133,636,709 countItaly133,636,709Netherlands: 49,403,791 countNetherlands49,403,791Austria: 40,650,056 countAustria40,650,056Poland: 36,239,201 countPoland36,239,201Greece: 35,782,424 countGreece35,782,424Sweden: 32,853,276 countSweden32,853,276Portugal: 30,813,122 countPortugal30,813,122Czechia: 21,977,671 countCzechia21,977,671Croatia: 19,486,573 countCroatia19,486,573Belgium: 18,576,023 countBelgium18,576,023Romania: 13,665,729 countRomania13,665,729Finland: 12,255,457 countFinland12,255,457Hungary: 12,202,877 countHungary12,202,877Ireland: 11,287,679 countIreland11,287,679Denmark: 9,410,669 countDenmark9,410,669Bulgaria: 8,640,448 countBulgaria8,640,448Slovenia: 6,185,779 countSlovenia6,185,779Slovakia: 5,549,292 countSlovakia5,549,292Lithuania: 3,992,050 countLithuania3,992,050Estonia: 3,425,730 countEstonia3,425,730Cyprus: 3,165,534 countCyprus3,165,534Latvia: 2,435,795 countLatvia2,435,795Malta: 2,252,000 countMalta2,252,000Luxembourg: 1,442,035 countLuxembourg1,442,035France: 180,730,009 countFrance180,730,009Germany: 178,207,140 countGermany178,207,140Spain: 144,831,332 countSpain144,831,332Italy: 133,636,709 countItaly133,636,709Netherlands: 49,403,791 countNetherlands49,403,791Austria: 40,650,056 countAustria40,650,056Poland: 36,239,201 countPoland36,239,201Greece: 35,782,424 countGreece35,782,424Sweden: 32,853,276 countSweden32,853,276Portugal: 30,813,122 countPortugal30,813,122Czechia: 21,977,671 countCzechia21,977,671Croatia: 19,486,573 countCroatia19,486,573Belgium: 18,576,023 countBelgium18,576,023Romania: 13,665,729 countRomania13,665,729Finland: 12,255,457 countFinland12,255,457Hungary: 12,202,877 countHungary12,202,877Ireland: 11,287,679 countIreland11,287,679Denmark: 9,410,669 countDenmark9,410,669Bulgaria: 8,640,448 countBulgaria8,640,448Slovenia: 6,185,779 countSlovenia6,185,779Slovakia: 5,549,292 countSlovakia5,549,292Lithuania: 3,992,050 countLithuania3,992,050Estonia: 3,425,730 countEstonia3,425,730Cyprus: 3,165,534 countCyprus3,165,534Latvia: 2,435,795 countLatvia2,435,795Malta: 2,252,000 countMalta2,252,000Luxembourg: 1,442,035 countLuxembourg1,442,035
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 countries2023
count
Change on 2022
1France180,730,009+7%
2Germany178,207,140+12.4%
3Spain144,831,332+8.9%
4Italy133,636,709+12.8%
5Netherlands49,403,791+7.4%
6Austria40,650,056+14.3%
7Poland36,239,201+5.8%
8Greece35,782,424+13.9%
9Sweden32,853,276+3.1%
10Portugal30,813,122+12.7%
11Czechia21,977,671+13.1%
12Croatia19,486,573+9.7%
13Belgium18,576,023+5.4%
14Romania13,665,729+10.4%
15Finland12,255,457+6.3%
16Hungary12,202,877+8.1%
17Ireland11,287,679+13.7%
18Denmark9,410,669+2.1%
19Bulgaria8,640,448+13.4%
20Slovenia6,185,779+5.6%
21Slovakia5,549,292+18%
22Lithuania3,992,050+4.4%
23Estonia3,425,730+5.3%
24Cyprus3,165,534+12.2%
25Latvia2,435,795+12.1%
26Malta2,252,000+24.1%
27Luxembourg1,442,035+9.8%

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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.

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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

France, with 180.73 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation?

Luxembourg, with 1.44 million in 2023.

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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