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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 2021, at 114.39 million. Latvia had the lowest, at 863,387. The median was 6.55 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 587.91 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest114,391,555Spain
Lowest863,387Latvia
Median6,547,31527 EU countries
European Union (27)587,912,376History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 40,034,274 countBelgium: 7,850,962 countBulgaria: 7,993,767 countCyprus: 8,193,773 countCzechia: 6,547,315 countGermany: 30,731,500 countDenmark: 5,820,235 countEstonia: 1,282,743 countSpain: 114,391,555 countFinland: 2,085,366 countFrance: 56,523,110 countGreece: 58,923,605 countCroatia: 62,844,164 countHungary: 5,070,834 countIreland: 5,234,451 countItaly: 106,123,175 countLithuania: 1,182,795 countLuxembourg: 1,788,781 countLatvia: 863,387 countMalta: 3,940,602 countNetherlands: 18,614,806 countPoland: 7,165,013 countPortugal: 20,074,908 countRomania: 1,913,848 countSweden: 6,512,444 countSlovenia: 4,780,575 countSlovakia: 1,424,388 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

Spain: 114,391,555 countSpain114,391,555Italy: 106,123,175 countItaly106,123,175Croatia: 62,844,164 countCroatia62,844,164Greece: 58,923,605 countGreece58,923,605France: 56,523,110 countFrance56,523,110Austria: 40,034,274 countAustria40,034,274Germany: 30,731,500 countGermany30,731,500Portugal: 20,074,908 countPortugal20,074,908Netherlands: 18,614,806 countNetherlands18,614,806Cyprus: 8,193,773 countCyprus8,193,773Bulgaria: 7,993,767 countBulgaria7,993,767Belgium: 7,850,962 countBelgium7,850,962Poland: 7,165,013 countPoland7,165,013Czechia: 6,547,315 countCzechia6,547,315Sweden: 6,512,444 countSweden6,512,444Denmark: 5,820,235 countDenmark5,820,235Ireland: 5,234,451 countIreland5,234,451Hungary: 5,070,834 countHungary5,070,834Slovenia: 4,780,575 countSlovenia4,780,575Malta: 3,940,602 countMalta3,940,602Finland: 2,085,366 countFinland2,085,366Romania: 1,913,848 countRomania1,913,848Luxembourg: 1,788,781 countLuxembourg1,788,781Slovakia: 1,424,388 countSlovakia1,424,388Estonia: 1,282,743 countEstonia1,282,743Lithuania: 1,182,795 countLithuania1,182,795Latvia: 863,387 countLatvia863,387Spain: 114,391,555 countSpain114,391,555Italy: 106,123,175 countItaly106,123,175Croatia: 62,844,164 countCroatia62,844,164Greece: 58,923,605 countGreece58,923,605France: 56,523,110 countFrance56,523,110Austria: 40,034,274 countAustria40,034,274Germany: 30,731,500 countGermany30,731,500Portugal: 20,074,908 countPortugal20,074,908Netherlands: 18,614,806 countNetherlands18,614,806Cyprus: 8,193,773 countCyprus8,193,773Bulgaria: 7,993,767 countBulgaria7,993,767Belgium: 7,850,962 countBelgium7,850,962Poland: 7,165,013 countPoland7,165,013Czechia: 6,547,315 countCzechia6,547,315Sweden: 6,512,444 countSweden6,512,444Denmark: 5,820,235 countDenmark5,820,235Ireland: 5,234,451 countIreland5,234,451Hungary: 5,070,834 countHungary5,070,834Slovenia: 4,780,575 countSlovenia4,780,575Malta: 3,940,602 countMalta3,940,602Finland: 2,085,366 countFinland2,085,366Romania: 1,913,848 countRomania1,913,848Luxembourg: 1,788,781 countLuxembourg1,788,781Slovakia: 1,424,388 countSlovakia1,424,388Estonia: 1,282,743 countEstonia1,282,743Lithuania: 1,182,795 countLithuania1,182,795Latvia: 863,387 countLatvia863,387
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 countries2021
count		Change on 2020
1Spain114,391,555+87.8%
2Italy106,123,175+62.2%
3Croatia62,844,164+77.6%
4Greece58,923,605+124.9%
5France Estimated56,523,110+25.3%
6Austria40,034,274-21.7%
7Germany30,731,500-3.2%
8Portugal20,074,908+50%
9Netherlands18,614,806-12.9%
10Cyprus8,193,773+211.2%
11Bulgaria7,993,767+71.7%
12Belgium7,850,962+19.9%
13Poland7,165,013+8.2%
14Czechia6,547,315-11.4%
15Sweden6,512,444+46.9%
16Denmark5,820,235+21.7%
17Ireland Estimated5,234,451+15.9%
18Hungary5,070,834+34.4%
19Slovenia4,780,575+43%
20Malta3,940,602+64.4%
21Finland2,085,366-9%
22Romania1,913,848+92.1%
23Luxembourg1,788,781+38.7%
24Slovakia1,424,388-36.5%
25Estonia1,282,743-8.6%
26Lithuania1,182,795+5.6%
27Latvia863,387-42.6%

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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.

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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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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), 2021 [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=2021 (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 114.39 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Latvia, with 863,387 in 2021.

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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