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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 2018, at 301.02 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2.8 million. The median was 16.81 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.34 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest301,022,634Spain
Lowest2,802,737Luxembourg
Median16,813,50725 EU countries
European Union (27)1,344,089,315History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 89,293,784 countBelgium: 20,564,683 countBulgaria: 17,748,925 countCyprus: 16,247,342 countCzechia: 26,760,021 countGermany: 86,961,856 countDenmark: 12,594,611 countEstonia: 4,174,552 countSpain: 301,022,634 countFinland: 6,842,589 countGreece: 118,876,323 countCroatia: 83,139,873 countHungary: 15,340,449 countIreland: 16,813,507 countItaly: 216,510,546 countLithuania: 3,736,850 countLuxembourg: 2,802,737 countLatvia: 3,742,966 countMalta: 9,685,156 countNetherlands: 47,001,546 countPoland: 17,742,651 countPortugal: 49,852,324 countRomania: 5,306,493 countSweden: 15,685,681 countSlovakia: 5,558,882 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

Spain: 301,022,634 countSpain301,022,634Italy: 216,510,546 countItaly216,510,546Greece: 118,876,323 countGreece118,876,323Austria: 89,293,784 countAustria89,293,784Germany: 86,961,856 countGermany86,961,856Croatia: 83,139,873 countCroatia83,139,873Portugal: 49,852,324 countPortugal49,852,324Netherlands: 47,001,546 countNetherlands47,001,546Czechia: 26,760,021 countCzechia26,760,021Belgium: 20,564,683 countBelgium20,564,683Bulgaria: 17,748,925 countBulgaria17,748,925Poland: 17,742,651 countPoland17,742,651Ireland: 16,813,507 countIreland16,813,507Cyprus: 16,247,342 countCyprus16,247,342Sweden: 15,685,681 countSweden15,685,681Hungary: 15,340,449 countHungary15,340,449Denmark: 12,594,611 countDenmark12,594,611Malta: 9,685,156 countMalta9,685,156Finland: 6,842,589 countFinland6,842,589Slovakia: 5,558,882 countSlovakia5,558,882Romania: 5,306,493 countRomania5,306,493Estonia: 4,174,552 countEstonia4,174,552Latvia: 3,742,966 countLatvia3,742,966Lithuania: 3,736,850 countLithuania3,736,850Luxembourg: 2,802,737 countLuxembourg2,802,737Spain: 301,022,634 countSpain301,022,634Italy: 216,510,546 countItaly216,510,546Greece: 118,876,323 countGreece118,876,323Austria: 89,293,784 countAustria89,293,784Germany: 86,961,856 countGermany86,961,856Croatia: 83,139,873 countCroatia83,139,873Portugal: 49,852,324 countPortugal49,852,324Netherlands: 47,001,546 countNetherlands47,001,546Czechia: 26,760,021 countCzechia26,760,021Belgium: 20,564,683 countBelgium20,564,683Bulgaria: 17,748,925 countBulgaria17,748,925Poland: 17,742,651 countPoland17,742,651Ireland: 16,813,507 countIreland16,813,507Cyprus: 16,247,342 countCyprus16,247,342Sweden: 15,685,681 countSweden15,685,681Hungary: 15,340,449 countHungary15,340,449Denmark: 12,594,611 countDenmark12,594,611Malta: 9,685,156 countMalta9,685,156Finland: 6,842,589 countFinland6,842,589Slovakia: 5,558,882 countSlovakia5,558,882Romania: 5,306,493 countRomania5,306,493Estonia: 4,174,552 countEstonia4,174,552Latvia: 3,742,966 countLatvia3,742,966Lithuania: 3,736,850 countLithuania3,736,850Luxembourg: 2,802,737 countLuxembourg2,802,737
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 countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Spain301,022,634-1.6%
2Italy216,510,546+2.8%
3Greece118,876,323+22.5%
4Austria89,293,784+3.8%
5Germany86,961,856+4.6%
6Croatia83,139,873+3.7%
7Portugal49,852,324+2%
8Netherlands47,001,546+6.4%
9Czechia26,760,021+1.9%
10Belgium20,564,683+10.2%
11Bulgaria17,748,925+3.8%
12Poland17,742,651+6.2%
13Ireland Estimated16,813,507n/a
14Cyprus16,247,342+1.9%
15Sweden15,685,681+7.2%
16Hungary15,340,449+2.7%
17Denmark12,594,611+5.7%
18Malta9,685,156+5.5%
19Finland6,842,589+1.5%
20Slovakia5,558,882+4.6%
21Romania5,306,493+0.7%
22Estonia4,174,552+0.6%
23Latvia3,742,966+9.9%
24Lithuania3,736,850+8.9%
25Luxembourg2,802,737-2.5%

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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 EU countries are compared on one definition. 2 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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), 2018) [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), 2018. 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=2018. 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), 2018. 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=2018.

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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), 2018 [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=2018 (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 301.02 million in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 2.8 million in 2018.

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 2018 and are not ranked.

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