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EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)

Spain had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 259.64 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2.51 million. The median was 12.88 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.11 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest259,635,794Spain
Lowest2,513,585Luxembourg
Median12,884,39927 EU countries
European Union (27)1,107,272,985History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 78,099,096 countBelgium: 17,068,872 countBulgaria: 14,077,798 countCyprus: 12,884,399 countCzechia: 22,110,112 countGermany: 74,805,253 countDenmark: 10,608,119 countEstonia: 3,919,299 countSpain: 259,635,794 countFinland: 5,710,702 countFrance: 130,908,700 countGreece: 80,174,274 countCroatia: 61,072,661 countHungary: 12,351,330 countIreland: 11,276,424 countItaly: 186,792,507 countLithuania: 3,033,826 countLuxembourg: 2,513,585 countLatvia: 2,875,934 countMalta: 8,428,215 countNetherlands: 34,423,552 countPoland: 12,992,241 countPortugal: 35,630,345 countRomania: 3,762,465 countSweden: 12,260,712 countSlovenia: 6,004,623 countSlovakia: 3,852,147 count
  • Under 4M
  • 4M to 12M
  • 12M to 16M
  • 16M to 72M
  • 72M and over
count, 2014. 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). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Spain: 259,635,794 countSpain259,635,794Italy: 186,792,507 countItaly186,792,507France: 130,908,700 countFrance130,908,700Greece: 80,174,274 countGreece80,174,274Austria: 78,099,096 countAustria78,099,096Germany: 74,805,253 countGermany74,805,253Croatia: 61,072,661 countCroatia61,072,661Portugal: 35,630,345 countPortugal35,630,345Netherlands: 34,423,552 countNetherlands34,423,552Czechia: 22,110,112 countCzechia22,110,112Belgium: 17,068,872 countBelgium17,068,872Bulgaria: 14,077,798 countBulgaria14,077,798Poland: 12,992,241 countPoland12,992,241Cyprus: 12,884,399 countCyprus12,884,399Hungary: 12,351,330 countHungary12,351,330Sweden: 12,260,712 countSweden12,260,712Ireland: 11,276,424 countIreland11,276,424Denmark: 10,608,119 countDenmark10,608,119Malta: 8,428,215 countMalta8,428,215Slovenia: 6,004,623 countSlovenia6,004,623Finland: 5,710,702 countFinland5,710,702Estonia: 3,919,299 countEstonia3,919,299Slovakia: 3,852,147 countSlovakia3,852,147Romania: 3,762,465 countRomania3,762,465Lithuania: 3,033,826 countLithuania3,033,826Latvia: 2,875,934 countLatvia2,875,934Luxembourg: 2,513,585 countLuxembourg2,513,585Spain: 259,635,794 countSpain259,635,794Italy: 186,792,507 countItaly186,792,507France: 130,908,700 countFrance130,908,700Greece: 80,174,274 countGreece80,174,274Austria: 78,099,096 countAustria78,099,096Germany: 74,805,253 countGermany74,805,253Croatia: 61,072,661 countCroatia61,072,661Portugal: 35,630,345 countPortugal35,630,345Netherlands: 34,423,552 countNetherlands34,423,552Czechia: 22,110,112 countCzechia22,110,112Belgium: 17,068,872 countBelgium17,068,872Bulgaria: 14,077,798 countBulgaria14,077,798Poland: 12,992,241 countPoland12,992,241Cyprus: 12,884,399 countCyprus12,884,399Hungary: 12,351,330 countHungary12,351,330Sweden: 12,260,712 countSweden12,260,712Ireland: 11,276,424 countIreland11,276,424Denmark: 10,608,119 countDenmark10,608,119Malta: 8,428,215 countMalta8,428,215Slovenia: 6,004,623 countSlovenia6,004,623Finland: 5,710,702 countFinland5,710,702Estonia: 3,919,299 countEstonia3,919,299Slovakia: 3,852,147 countSlovakia3,852,147Romania: 3,762,465 countRomania3,762,465Lithuania: 3,033,826 countLithuania3,033,826Latvia: 2,875,934 countLatvia2,875,934Luxembourg: 2,513,585 countLuxembourg2,513,585
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

RankEU countries2014
count		Change on 2013
1Spain259,635,794+2.8%
2Italy186,792,507+1.1%
3France130,908,700-1%
4Greece80,174,274+16.2%
5Austria78,099,096-0.4%
6Germany74,805,253+5.1%
7Croatia61,072,661+2.9%
8Portugal35,630,345+11.1%
9Netherlands34,423,552+8.4%
10Czechia22,110,112-0.2%
11Belgium17,068,872+3.4%
12Bulgaria14,077,798-2%
13Poland12,992,241+4.2%
14Cyprus12,884,399-2%
15Hungary12,351,330+3.1%
16Sweden12,260,712+7.1%
17Ireland Estimated11,276,424+3.7%
18Denmark10,608,119+7%
19Malta8,428,215+3.1%
20Slovenia6,004,623+2%
21Finland5,710,702-2.6%
22Estonia3,919,299+0.3%
23Slovakia3,852,147-9.9%
24Romania3,762,465+8.4%
25Lithuania3,033,826+4.4%
26Latvia2,875,934+9%
27Luxembourg2,513,585+8.7%

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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 EU countries 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) (EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2014) [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), EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2014. 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/eu-countries?period=2014. 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). EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2014. 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/eu-countries?period=2014.

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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), EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2014 [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/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Spain, with 259.64 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2.51 million in 2014.

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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