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NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)

Istarska županija had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 21 areas in 2021, at 20.7 million. Virovitičko-podravska županija had the lowest, at 6,508. The median was 94,449 and the figure for Croatia was 62.84 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest20,704,458Istarska županija
Lowest6,508Virovitičko-podravska županija
Median94,44921 areas
Croatia62,844,164History

All areas, 2021

Istarska županija: 20,704,458 countIstarska županija20,704,458Splitsko-dalmatinska županija: 12,268,379 countSplitsko-dalmatinska županija12,268,379Primorsko-goranska županija: 11,048,575 countPrimorsko-goranska županija11,048,575Zadarska županija: 7,027,693 countZadarska županija7,027,693Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija: 4,238,379 countDubrovačko-neretvanska županija4,238,379Šibensko-kninska županija: 3,720,174 countŠibensko-kninska županija3,720,174Ličko-senjska županija: 2,008,588 countLičko-senjska županija2,008,588Grad Zagreb: 1,020,840 countGrad Zagreb1,020,840Karlovačka županija: 306,996 countKarlovačka županija306,996Krapinsko-zagorska županija: 108,064 countKrapinsko-zagorska županija108,064Zagrebačka županija: 94,449 countZagrebačka županija94,449Varaždinska županija: 78,002 countVaraždinska županija78,002Međimurska županija: 62,419 countMeđimurska županija62,419Osječko-baranjska županija: 61,794 countOsječko-baranjska županija61,794Brodsko-posavska županija: 21,002 countBrodsko-posavska županija21,002Vukovarsko-srijemska županija: 20,204 countVukovarsko-srijemska županija20,204Sisačko-moslavačka županija: 14,133 countSisačko-moslavačka županija14,133Koprivničko-križevačka županija: 13,650 countKoprivničko-križevačka županija13,650Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija: 11,296 countBjelovarsko-bilogorska županija11,296Požeško-slavonska županija: 8,561 countPožeško-slavonska županija8,561Virovitičko-podravska županija: 6,508 countVirovitičko-podravska županija6,508Istarska županija: 20,704,458 countIstarska županija20,704,458Splitsko-dalmatinska županija: 12,268,379 countSplitsko-dalmatinska županija12,268,379Primorsko-goranska županija: 11,048,575 countPrimorsko-goranska županija11,048,575Zadarska županija: 7,027,693 countZadarska županija7,027,693Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija: 4,238,379 countDubrovačko-neretvanska županija4,238,379Šibensko-kninska županija: 3,720,174 countŠibensko-kninska županija3,720,174Ličko-senjska županija: 2,008,588 countLičko-senjska županija2,008,588Grad Zagreb: 1,020,840 countGrad Zagreb1,020,840Karlovačka županija: 306,996 countKarlovačka županija306,996Krapinsko-zagorska županija: 108,064 countKrapinsko-zagorska županija108,064Zagrebačka županija: 94,449 countZagrebačka županija94,449Varaždinska županija: 78,002 countVaraždinska županija78,002Međimurska županija: 62,419 countMeđimurska županija62,419Osječko-baranjska županija: 61,794 countOsječko-baranjska županija61,794Brodsko-posavska županija: 21,002 countBrodsko-posavska županija21,002Vukovarsko-srijemska županija: 20,204 countVukovarsko-srijemska županija20,204Sisačko-moslavačka županija: 14,133 countSisačko-moslavačka županija14,133Koprivničko-križevačka županija: 13,650 countKoprivničko-križevačka županija13,650Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija: 11,296 countBjelovarsko-bilogorska županija11,296Požeško-slavonska županija: 8,561 countPožeško-slavonska županija8,561Virovitičko-podravska županija: 6,508 countVirovitičko-podravska županija6,508
count. Source: Eurostat, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
count		Change on 2020
1Istarska županija20,704,458+90.7%
2Splitsko-dalmatinska županija12,268,379+77.1%
3Primorsko-goranska županija11,048,575+62.4%
4Zadarska županija7,027,693+57.3%
5Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija4,238,379+111%
6Šibensko-kninska županija3,720,174+69%
7Ličko-senjska županija2,008,588+71.9%
8Grad Zagreb1,020,840+89%
9Karlovačka županija306,996+153.4%
10Krapinsko-zagorska županija108,064+66%
11Zagrebačka županija94,449+103.4%
12Varaždinska županija78,002+92.3%
13Međimurska županija62,419+46.4%
14Osječko-baranjska županija61,794+77%
15Brodsko-posavska županija21,002+66.8%
16Vukovarsko-srijemska županija20,204+106.4%
17Sisačko-moslavačka županija14,133+36.9%
18Koprivničko-križevačka županija13,650+108.2%
19Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija11,296+43.4%
20Požeško-slavonska županija8,561+89.7%
21Virovitičko-podravska županija6,508+50.5%

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About this ranking

Nights spent in the year by guests whose usual residence is outside the country, at hotels and similar accommodation, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites (NACE Rev. 2 groups 55.1 to 55.3) (Eurostat).

Guests are classed by country of residence, not nationality: a Spanish citizen living in France counts as non-resident in Spain. Nights by residents and non-residents together are tourist_nights. 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 areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2) (NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table

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Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2), NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/croatia-provinces?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/croatia-provinces?period=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2), NUTS 3 areas of Croatia by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tourist-nights-non-residents/croatia-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Istarska županija, with 20.7 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Virovitičko-podravska županija, with 6,508 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, Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 3 region, non-residents (foreign country of residence), hotels, holiday accommodation and campsites (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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