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NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)

Groot-Amsterdam had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 40 areas in 2023, at 20.38 million. Delfzijl en omgeving had the lowest, at 28,645. The median was 676,806 and the figure for the Netherlands was 59.1 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest20,380,574Groot-Amsterdam
Lowest28,645Delfzijl en omgeving
Median676,80640 areas
Netherlands59,104,032History

All areas, 2023

Groot-Amsterdam: 20,380,574 countGroot-Amsterdam20,380,574Overig Zeeland: 5,368,916 countOverig Zeeland5,368,916Groot-Rijnmond: 3,484,553 countGroot-Rijnmond3,484,553Kop van Noord-Holland: 2,648,551 countKop van Noord-Holland2,648,551Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 2,350,015 countAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage2,350,015Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 2,157,801 countZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen2,157,801Noord-Limburg: 2,116,979 countNoord-Limburg2,116,979Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 1,818,607 countZuidoost-Noord-Brabant1,818,607Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 1,429,327 countAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstre…1,429,327Agglomeratie Haarlem: 1,394,758 countAgglomeratie Haarlem1,394,758Zuid-Limburg: 1,240,513 countZuid-Limburg1,240,513Utrecht: 1,172,246 countUtrecht1,172,246Veluwe: 1,100,350 countVeluwe1,100,350Flevoland: 1,026,109 countFlevoland1,026,109Midden-Noord-Brabant: 946,974 countMidden-Noord-Brabant946,974Noord-Friesland: 881,733 countNoord-Friesland881,733Alkmaar en omgeving: 817,848 countAlkmaar en omgeving817,848Zuidoost-Drenthe: 815,187 countZuidoost-Drenthe815,187Achterhoek: 760,638 countAchterhoek760,638Twente: 692,187 countTwente692,187Midden-Limburg: 661,424 countMidden-Limburg661,424Noord-Overijssel: 635,395 countNoord-Overijssel635,395Noord-Drenthe: 584,545 countNoord-Drenthe584,545Zuidwest-Friesland: 581,714 countZuidwest-Friesland581,714Arnhem/Nijmegen: 487,887 countArnhem/Nijmegen487,887West-Noord-Brabant: 434,357 countWest-Noord-Brabant434,357Delft en Westland: 409,520 countDelft en Westland409,520Overig Groningen: 384,672 countOverig Groningen384,672Zaanstreek: 339,605 countZaanstreek339,605Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 330,451 countNoordoost-Noord-Brabant330,451IJmond: 266,516 countIJmond266,516Zuidwest-Overijssel: 252,619 countZuidwest-Overijssel252,619Oost-Zuid-Holland: 245,734 countOost-Zuid-Holland245,734Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 179,561 countZuidoost-Zuid-Holland179,561Oost-Groningen: 165,456 countOost-Groningen165,456Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 162,281 countHet Gooi en Vechtstreek162,281Zuidoost-Friesland: 142,592 countZuidoost-Friesland142,592Zuidwest-Gelderland: 121,220 countZuidwest-Gelderland121,220Zuidwest-Drenthe: 85,970 countZuidwest-Drenthe85,970Delfzijl en omgeving: 28,645 countDelfzijl en omgeving28,645Groot-Amsterdam: 20,380,574 countGroot-Amsterdam20,380,574Overig Zeeland: 5,368,916 countOverig Zeeland5,368,916Groot-Rijnmond: 3,484,553 countGroot-Rijnmond3,484,553Kop van Noord-Holland: 2,648,551 countKop van Noord-Holland2,648,551Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage: 2,350,015 countAgglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage2,350,015Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen: 2,157,801 countZeeuwsch-Vlaanderen2,157,801Noord-Limburg: 2,116,979 countNoord-Limburg2,116,979Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: 1,818,607 countZuidoost-Noord-Brabant1,818,607Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek: 1,429,327 countAgglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek1,429,327Agglomeratie Haarlem: 1,394,758 countAgglomeratie Haarlem1,394,758Zuid-Limburg: 1,240,513 countZuid-Limburg1,240,513Utrecht: 1,172,246 countUtrecht1,172,246Veluwe: 1,100,350 countVeluwe1,100,350Flevoland: 1,026,109 countFlevoland1,026,109Midden-Noord-Brabant: 946,974 countMidden-Noord-Brabant946,974Noord-Friesland: 881,733 countNoord-Friesland881,733Alkmaar en omgeving: 817,848 countAlkmaar en omgeving817,848Zuidoost-Drenthe: 815,187 countZuidoost-Drenthe815,187Achterhoek: 760,638 countAchterhoek760,638Twente: 692,187 countTwente692,187Midden-Limburg: 661,424 countMidden-Limburg661,424Noord-Overijssel: 635,395 countNoord-Overijssel635,395Noord-Drenthe: 584,545 countNoord-Drenthe584,545Zuidwest-Friesland: 581,714 countZuidwest-Friesland581,714Arnhem/Nijmegen: 487,887 countArnhem/Nijmegen487,887West-Noord-Brabant: 434,357 countWest-Noord-Brabant434,357Delft en Westland: 409,520 countDelft en Westland409,520Overig Groningen: 384,672 countOverig Groningen384,672Zaanstreek: 339,605 countZaanstreek339,605Noordoost-Noord-Brabant: 330,451 countNoordoost-Noord-Brabant330,451IJmond: 266,516 countIJmond266,516Zuidwest-Overijssel: 252,619 countZuidwest-Overijssel252,619Oost-Zuid-Holland: 245,734 countOost-Zuid-Holland245,734Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland: 179,561 countZuidoost-Zuid-Holland179,561Oost-Groningen: 165,456 countOost-Groningen165,456Het Gooi en Vechtstreek: 162,281 countHet Gooi en Vechtstreek162,281Zuidoost-Friesland: 142,592 countZuidoost-Friesland142,592Zuidwest-Gelderland: 121,220 countZuidwest-Gelderland121,220Zuidwest-Drenthe: 85,970 countZuidwest-Drenthe85,970Delfzijl en omgeving: 28,645 countDelfzijl en omgeving28,645
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

RankAreas2023
count		Change on 2022
1Groot-Amsterdam20,380,574n/a
2Overig Zeeland5,368,916+5.3%
3Groot-Rijnmond3,484,553n/a
4Kop van Noord-Holland2,648,551+14.6%
5Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage2,350,015n/a
6Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen2,157,801+31%
7Noord-Limburg2,116,979+29.2%
8Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant1,818,607+31.9%
9Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek1,429,327n/a
10Agglomeratie Haarlem1,394,758n/a
11Zuid-Limburg1,240,513+43.5%
12Utrecht1,172,246n/a
13Veluwe1,100,350+50%
14Flevoland1,026,109+16%
15Midden-Noord-Brabant946,974n/a
16Noord-Friesland881,733n/a
17Alkmaar en omgeving817,848+18.2%
18Zuidoost-Drenthe815,187+45.8%
19Achterhoek760,638+30.3%
20Twente692,187+65.4%
21Midden-Limburg661,424+7.1%
22Noord-Overijssel635,395+9.9%
23Noord-Drenthe584,545+45.2%
24Zuidwest-Friesland581,714n/a
25Arnhem/Nijmegen487,887+40.9%
26West-Noord-Brabant434,357+27.8%
27Delft en Westland409,520n/a
28Overig Groningen384,672n/a
29Zaanstreek339,605+20.7%
30Noordoost-Noord-Brabant330,451n/a
31IJmond266,516-5.7%
32Zuidwest-Overijssel252,619+141%
33Oost-Zuid-Holland245,734n/a
34Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland179,561n/a
35Oost-Groningen165,456n/a
36Het Gooi en Vechtstreek162,281-31.2%
37Zuidoost-Friesland142,592+40.5%
38Zuidwest-Gelderland121,220+3.9%
39Zuidwest-Drenthe85,970+12.2%
40Delfzijl en omgeving28,645+21.2%

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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 areas 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) (NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2023) [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), NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2023. 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/netherlands-provinces?period=2023. 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). NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2023. 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/netherlands-provinces?period=2023.

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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), NUTS 3 areas of Netherlands by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2023 [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/netherlands-provinces?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)?

Groot-Amsterdam, with 20.38 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Delfzijl en omgeving, with 28,645 in 2023.

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