Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by arrivals at tourist accommodation
Oberbayern had the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation of 38 regions in 2018, at 17.84 million. Saarland had the lowest, at 1.02 million. The median was 3.45 million and the figure for Germany was 179.24 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oberbayern | 17,843,744 | +5.9% |
| 2 | Berlin | 13,486,202 | +4.1% |
| 3 | Darmstadt | 10,826,229 | +3.8% |
| 4 | Schleswig-Holstein | 8,435,291 | +11.3% |
| 5 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 7,705,674 | +4.7% |
| 6 | Köln | 7,475,900 | +2% |
| 7 | Hamburg | 7,175,332 | +5.8% |
| 8 | Düsseldorf | 7,040,324 | +3.8% |
| 9 | Freiburg | 6,810,169 | +4.7% |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 6,182,908 | +3.2% |
| 11 | Schwaben | 5,653,383 | +5.8% |
| 12 | Karlsruhe | 5,257,108 | +2.9% |
| 13 | Weser-Ems | 5,082,691 | +4.6% |
| 14 | Brandenburg | 4,921,861 | +3.2% |
| 15 | Mittelfranken | 4,234,426 | +6.9% |
| 16 | Arnsberg | 4,007,335 | +0.8% |
| 17 | Dresden | 3,987,717 | +3.3% |
| 18 | Thüringen | 3,655,964 | -0.8% |
| 19 | Koblenz | 3,538,320 | +0.5% |
| 20 | Tübingen | 3,364,148 | +6.2% |
| 21 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 3,352,758 | +1.4% |
| 22 | Lüneburg | 3,344,114 | +4.5% |
| 23 | Hannover | 3,290,217 | +1.8% |
| 24 | Kassel | 3,103,123 | -2.3% |
| 25 | Niederbayern | 3,059,647 | +4.4% |
| 26 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 2,950,262 | +2.8% |
| 27 | Braunschweig | 2,836,493 | +4.3% |
| 28 | Unterfranken | 2,782,379 | +2.5% |
| 29 | Leipzig | 2,318,339 | +6.3% |
| 30 | Trier | 2,171,006 | +3.4% |
| 31 | Münster | 2,064,857 | +0.8% |
| 32 | Oberpfalz | 2,036,094 | +2.2% |
| 33 | Oberfranken | 2,015,097 | +3% |
| 34 | Detmold | 1,911,545 | +0.5% |
| 35 | Chemnitz | 1,729,527 | +2.5% |
| 36 | Bremen | 1,406,952 | +6.1% |
| 37 | Gießen | 1,162,584 | +2.4% |
| 38 | Saarland | 1,022,449 | +0.9% |
Other periods
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 regions 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.Citation styles
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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) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2018) [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), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2018. 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/germany-regions?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Which region has the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation?
Oberbayern, with 17.84 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation?
Saarland, with 1.02 million in 2018.
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.