Autonomous communities of Spain by arrivals at tourist accommodation
Catalonia had the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation of 19 autonomous communities in 2016, at 23.96 million. Melilla had the lowest, at 59,014. The median was 3.4 million and the figure for Spain was 123.54 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Map of autonomous communities, 2016
- Under 1.5M
- 1.5M to 2.3M
- 2.3M to 4.6M
- 4.6M to 12M
- 12M and over
All autonomous communities, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Autonomous communities | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalonia | 23,962,201 | +7.9% |
| 2 | Andalusia | 21,312,159 | +7.8% |
| 3 | Canary Islands | 13,351,042 | +9.1% |
| 4 | Community of Madrid | 12,363,066 | +3.7% |
| 5 | Balearic Islands | 11,635,493 | +12% |
| 6 | Valencian Community | 10,962,451 | +8.9% |
| 7 | Castile and León | 5,984,310 | +6% |
| 8 | Galicia | 4,944,273 | +7.4% |
| 9 | Basque Country | 3,449,752 | +8.4% |
| 10 | Aragon | 3,404,660 | +11.2% |
| 11 | Castilla-La Mancha | 2,625,492 | +9.7% |
| 12 | Asturias | 2,212,759 | +5.1% |
| 13 | Cantabria | 1,807,524 | +8.1% |
| 14 | Extremadura | 1,707,456 | +5.1% |
| 15 | Region of Murcia | 1,508,998 | +10.3% |
| 16 | Navarre | 1,387,844 | +7.7% |
| 17 | La Rioja | 787,953 | +0.9% |
| 18 | Ceuta | 75,329 | -0.7% |
| 19 | Melilla | 59,014 | +2.6% |
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 autonomous communities 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) (Autonomous communities of Spain by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2016) [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), Autonomous communities of Spain by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2016. 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/spain-regions?period=2016. 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). Autonomous communities of Spain by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2016. 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/spain-regions?period=2016.
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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), Autonomous communities of Spain by arrivals at tourist accommodation, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_arn2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-accommodation-arrivals/spain-regions?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which autonomous community has the highest arrivals at tourist accommodation?
Catalonia, with 23.96 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which autonomous community has the lowest arrivals at tourist accommodation?
Melilla, with 59,014 in 2016.
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.