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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 26 EU countries in 2019, at 299.09 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 2.8 million. The median was 16.42 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1.36 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest299,091,409Spain
Lowest2,797,162Luxembourg
Median16,423,18726 EU countries
European Union (27)1,360,265,359History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 91,386,215 countBelgium: 21,204,838 countBulgaria: 17,479,846 countCyprus: 16,561,115 countCzechia: 27,180,563 countGermany: 89,260,847 countDenmark: 12,976,570 countEstonia: 4,375,637 countSpain: 299,091,409 countFinland: 7,055,997 countGreece: 119,971,390 countCroatia: 84,124,151 countHungary: 15,752,573 countIreland: 16,285,259 countItaly: 220,662,684 countLithuania: 4,142,526 countLuxembourg: 2,797,162 countLatvia: 3,851,303 countMalta: 9,436,332 countNetherlands: 51,750,379 countPoland: 18,683,576 countPortugal: 51,592,254 countRomania: 5,269,053 countSweden: 15,980,234 countSlovenia: 11,355,675 countSlovakia: 6,047,674 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Spain: 299,091,409 countSpain299,091,409Italy: 220,662,684 countItaly220,662,684Greece: 119,971,390 countGreece119,971,390Austria: 91,386,215 countAustria91,386,215Germany: 89,260,847 countGermany89,260,847Croatia: 84,124,151 countCroatia84,124,151Netherlands: 51,750,379 countNetherlands51,750,379Portugal: 51,592,254 countPortugal51,592,254Czechia: 27,180,563 countCzechia27,180,563Belgium: 21,204,838 countBelgium21,204,838Poland: 18,683,576 countPoland18,683,576Bulgaria: 17,479,846 countBulgaria17,479,846Cyprus: 16,561,115 countCyprus16,561,115Ireland: 16,285,259 countIreland16,285,259Sweden: 15,980,234 countSweden15,980,234Hungary: 15,752,573 countHungary15,752,573Denmark: 12,976,570 countDenmark12,976,570Slovenia: 11,355,675 countSlovenia11,355,675Malta: 9,436,332 countMalta9,436,332Finland: 7,055,997 countFinland7,055,997Slovakia: 6,047,674 countSlovakia6,047,674Romania: 5,269,053 countRomania5,269,053Estonia: 4,375,637 countEstonia4,375,637Lithuania: 4,142,526 countLithuania4,142,526Latvia: 3,851,303 countLatvia3,851,303Luxembourg: 2,797,162 countLuxembourg2,797,162Spain: 299,091,409 countSpain299,091,409Italy: 220,662,684 countItaly220,662,684Greece: 119,971,390 countGreece119,971,390Austria: 91,386,215 countAustria91,386,215Germany: 89,260,847 countGermany89,260,847Croatia: 84,124,151 countCroatia84,124,151Netherlands: 51,750,379 countNetherlands51,750,379Portugal: 51,592,254 countPortugal51,592,254Czechia: 27,180,563 countCzechia27,180,563Belgium: 21,204,838 countBelgium21,204,838Poland: 18,683,576 countPoland18,683,576Bulgaria: 17,479,846 countBulgaria17,479,846Cyprus: 16,561,115 countCyprus16,561,115Ireland: 16,285,259 countIreland16,285,259Sweden: 15,980,234 countSweden15,980,234Hungary: 15,752,573 countHungary15,752,573Denmark: 12,976,570 countDenmark12,976,570Slovenia: 11,355,675 countSlovenia11,355,675Malta: 9,436,332 countMalta9,436,332Finland: 7,055,997 countFinland7,055,997Slovakia: 6,047,674 countSlovakia6,047,674Romania: 5,269,053 countRomania5,269,053Estonia: 4,375,637 countEstonia4,375,637Lithuania: 4,142,526 countLithuania4,142,526Latvia: 3,851,303 countLatvia3,851,303Luxembourg: 2,797,162 countLuxembourg2,797,162
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 countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Spain299,091,409-0.6%
2Italy220,662,684+1.9%
3Greece119,971,390+0.9%
4Austria91,386,215+2.3%
5Germany89,260,847+2.6%
6Croatia84,124,151+1.2%
7Netherlands51,750,379+10.1%
8Portugal51,592,254+3.5%
9Czechia27,180,563+1.6%
10Belgium21,204,838+3.1%
11Poland18,683,576+5.3%
12Bulgaria17,479,846-1.5%
13Cyprus16,561,115+1.9%
14Ireland Estimated16,285,259-3.1%
15Sweden15,980,234+1.9%
16Hungary15,752,573+2.7%
17Denmark12,976,570+3%
18Slovenia11,355,675n/a
19Malta9,436,332-2.6%
20Finland7,055,997+3.1%
21Slovakia6,047,674+8.8%
22Romania5,269,053-0.7%
23Estonia4,375,637+4.8%
24Lithuania4,142,526+10.9%
25Latvia3,851,303+2.9%
26Luxembourg2,797,162-0.2%

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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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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), 2019) [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), 2019. 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=2019. 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), 2019. 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=2019.

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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), 2019 [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=2019 (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 299.09 million in 2019, 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 2019.

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. 1 EU countries have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.

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