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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 25 EU countries in 2017, at 305.91 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2.88 million. The median was 15.95 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.29 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest305,907,462Spain
Lowest2,875,330Luxembourg
Median15,946,80925 EU countries
European Union (27)1,292,346,057History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 86,044,321 countBelgium: 18,656,843 countBulgaria: 17,105,567 countCyprus: 15,946,809 countCzechia: 26,257,013 countGermany: 83,111,219 countDenmark: 11,914,787 countEstonia: 4,150,419 countSpain: 305,907,462 countFinland: 6,742,834 countGreece: 97,034,421 countCroatia: 80,176,804 countHungary: 14,941,781 countItaly: 210,658,786 countLithuania: 3,431,233 countLuxembourg: 2,875,330 countLatvia: 3,406,527 countMalta: 9,184,162 countNetherlands: 44,169,041 countPoland: 16,705,215 countPortugal: 48,884,842 countRomania: 5,267,970 countSweden: 14,638,702 countSlovenia: 8,478,019 countSlovakia: 5,316,945 count
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count, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2017

Spain: 305,907,462 countSpain305,907,462Italy: 210,658,786 countItaly210,658,786Greece: 97,034,421 countGreece97,034,421Austria: 86,044,321 countAustria86,044,321Germany: 83,111,219 countGermany83,111,219Croatia: 80,176,804 countCroatia80,176,804Portugal: 48,884,842 countPortugal48,884,842Netherlands: 44,169,041 countNetherlands44,169,041Czechia: 26,257,013 countCzechia26,257,013Belgium: 18,656,843 countBelgium18,656,843Bulgaria: 17,105,567 countBulgaria17,105,567Poland: 16,705,215 countPoland16,705,215Cyprus: 15,946,809 countCyprus15,946,809Hungary: 14,941,781 countHungary14,941,781Sweden: 14,638,702 countSweden14,638,702Denmark: 11,914,787 countDenmark11,914,787Malta: 9,184,162 countMalta9,184,162Slovenia: 8,478,019 countSlovenia8,478,019Finland: 6,742,834 countFinland6,742,834Slovakia: 5,316,945 countSlovakia5,316,945Romania: 5,267,970 countRomania5,267,970Estonia: 4,150,419 countEstonia4,150,419Lithuania: 3,431,233 countLithuania3,431,233Latvia: 3,406,527 countLatvia3,406,527Luxembourg: 2,875,330 countLuxembourg2,875,330Spain: 305,907,462 countSpain305,907,462Italy: 210,658,786 countItaly210,658,786Greece: 97,034,421 countGreece97,034,421Austria: 86,044,321 countAustria86,044,321Germany: 83,111,219 countGermany83,111,219Croatia: 80,176,804 countCroatia80,176,804Portugal: 48,884,842 countPortugal48,884,842Netherlands: 44,169,041 countNetherlands44,169,041Czechia: 26,257,013 countCzechia26,257,013Belgium: 18,656,843 countBelgium18,656,843Bulgaria: 17,105,567 countBulgaria17,105,567Poland: 16,705,215 countPoland16,705,215Cyprus: 15,946,809 countCyprus15,946,809Hungary: 14,941,781 countHungary14,941,781Sweden: 14,638,702 countSweden14,638,702Denmark: 11,914,787 countDenmark11,914,787Malta: 9,184,162 countMalta9,184,162Slovenia: 8,478,019 countSlovenia8,478,019Finland: 6,742,834 countFinland6,742,834Slovakia: 5,316,945 countSlovakia5,316,945Romania: 5,267,970 countRomania5,267,970Estonia: 4,150,419 countEstonia4,150,419Lithuania: 3,431,233 countLithuania3,431,233Latvia: 3,406,527 countLatvia3,406,527Luxembourg: 2,875,330 countLuxembourg2,875,330
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 countries2017
count		Change on 2016
1Spain305,907,462+3.9%
2Italy210,658,786+5.6%
3Greece97,034,421+10.4%
4Austria86,044,321+3.2%
5Germany83,111,219+4%
6Croatia80,176,804+11.3%
7Portugal48,884,842+11.2%
8Netherlands44,169,041+11.5%
9Czechia26,257,013+8.2%
10Belgium18,656,843+9.3%
11Bulgaria17,105,567+5.9%
12Poland16,705,215+7.2%
13Cyprus15,946,809+9.9%
14Hungary14,941,781+8.3%
15Sweden14,638,702+4.6%
16Denmark11,914,787+2.4%
17Malta9,184,162+6.5%
18Slovenia8,478,019+16.9%
19Finland6,742,834+16.8%
20Slovakia5,316,945+5.5%
21Romania5,267,970+9.5%
22Estonia4,150,419+3.4%
23Lithuania3,431,233+4.8%
24Latvia3,406,527+11.9%
25Luxembourg2,875,330-2.1%

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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. 2 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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), 2017) [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), 2017. 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=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (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 305.91 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2.88 million in 2017.

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. 2 EU countries have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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