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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 2015, at 269.42 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2.86 million. The median was 13.46 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.15 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest269,418,103Spain
Lowest2,862,290Luxembourg
Median13,462,34827 EU countries
European Union (27)1,153,634,205History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 80,304,956 countBelgium: 18,852,087 countBulgaria: 13,352,281 countCyprus: 12,550,320 countCzechia: 23,286,515 countGermany: 78,827,773 countDenmark: 11,171,416 countEstonia: 3,770,207 countSpain: 269,418,103 countFinland: 5,510,350 countFrance: 130,464,997 countGreece: 85,164,063 countCroatia: 65,683,010 countHungary: 12,962,395 countIreland: 13,462,348 countItaly: 192,625,026 countLithuania: 3,010,727 countLuxembourg: 2,862,290 countLatvia: 2,873,885 countMalta: 8,542,055 countNetherlands: 37,297,588 countPoland: 13,757,657 countPortugal: 38,897,329 countRomania: 4,460,017 countSweden: 13,612,924 countSlovenia: 6,529,086 countSlovakia: 4,384,800 count
  • Under 5M
  • 5M to 13M
  • 13M to 17M
  • 17M to 76M
  • 76M and over
count, 2015. 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, 2015

Spain: 269,418,103 countSpain269,418,103Italy: 192,625,026 countItaly192,625,026France: 130,464,997 countFrance130,464,997Greece: 85,164,063 countGreece85,164,063Austria: 80,304,956 countAustria80,304,956Germany: 78,827,773 countGermany78,827,773Croatia: 65,683,010 countCroatia65,683,010Portugal: 38,897,329 countPortugal38,897,329Netherlands: 37,297,588 countNetherlands37,297,588Czechia: 23,286,515 countCzechia23,286,515Belgium: 18,852,087 countBelgium18,852,087Poland: 13,757,657 countPoland13,757,657Sweden: 13,612,924 countSweden13,612,924Ireland: 13,462,348 countIreland13,462,348Bulgaria: 13,352,281 countBulgaria13,352,281Hungary: 12,962,395 countHungary12,962,395Cyprus: 12,550,320 countCyprus12,550,320Denmark: 11,171,416 countDenmark11,171,416Malta: 8,542,055 countMalta8,542,055Slovenia: 6,529,086 countSlovenia6,529,086Finland: 5,510,350 countFinland5,510,350Romania: 4,460,017 countRomania4,460,017Slovakia: 4,384,800 countSlovakia4,384,800Estonia: 3,770,207 countEstonia3,770,207Lithuania: 3,010,727 countLithuania3,010,727Latvia: 2,873,885 countLatvia2,873,885Luxembourg: 2,862,290 countLuxembourg2,862,290Spain: 269,418,103 countSpain269,418,103Italy: 192,625,026 countItaly192,625,026France: 130,464,997 countFrance130,464,997Greece: 85,164,063 countGreece85,164,063Austria: 80,304,956 countAustria80,304,956Germany: 78,827,773 countGermany78,827,773Croatia: 65,683,010 countCroatia65,683,010Portugal: 38,897,329 countPortugal38,897,329Netherlands: 37,297,588 countNetherlands37,297,588Czechia: 23,286,515 countCzechia23,286,515Belgium: 18,852,087 countBelgium18,852,087Poland: 13,757,657 countPoland13,757,657Sweden: 13,612,924 countSweden13,612,924Ireland: 13,462,348 countIreland13,462,348Bulgaria: 13,352,281 countBulgaria13,352,281Hungary: 12,962,395 countHungary12,962,395Cyprus: 12,550,320 countCyprus12,550,320Denmark: 11,171,416 countDenmark11,171,416Malta: 8,542,055 countMalta8,542,055Slovenia: 6,529,086 countSlovenia6,529,086Finland: 5,510,350 countFinland5,510,350Romania: 4,460,017 countRomania4,460,017Slovakia: 4,384,800 countSlovakia4,384,800Estonia: 3,770,207 countEstonia3,770,207Lithuania: 3,010,727 countLithuania3,010,727Latvia: 2,873,885 countLatvia2,873,885Luxembourg: 2,862,290 countLuxembourg2,862,290
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 countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1Spain269,418,103+3.8%
2Italy192,625,026+3.1%
3France130,464,997-0.3%
4Greece85,164,063+6.2%
5Austria80,304,956+2.8%
6Germany78,827,773+5.4%
7Croatia65,683,010+7.5%
8Portugal38,897,329+9.2%
9Netherlands37,297,588+8.3%
10Czechia23,286,515+5.3%
11Belgium18,852,087+10.4%
12Poland13,757,657+5.9%
13Sweden13,612,924+11%
14Ireland Estimated13,462,348+19.4%
15Bulgaria13,352,281-5.2%
16Hungary12,962,395+4.9%
17Cyprus12,550,320-2.6%
18Denmark11,171,416+5.3%
19Malta8,542,055+1.4%
20Slovenia6,529,086+8.7%
21Finland5,510,350-3.5%
22Romania4,460,017+18.5%
23Slovakia4,384,800+13.8%
24Estonia3,770,207-3.8%
25Lithuania3,010,727-0.8%
26Latvia2,873,885-0.1%
27Luxembourg2,862,290+13.9%

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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), 2015) [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), 2015. 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=2015. 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), 2015. 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=2015.

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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), 2015 [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=2015 (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 269.42 million in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2.86 million in 2015.

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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