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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests)

Noord-Holland had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 12 regions in 2024, at 26.8 million. Groningen had the lowest, at 680,880. The median was 2.22 million and the figure for the Netherlands was 61.51 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest26,798,330Noord-Holland
Lowest680,880Groningen
Median2,216,78212 regions
Netherlands61,511,827History

All regions, 2024

Noord-Holland: 26,798,330 countNoord-Holland26,798,330Zuid-Holland: 8,653,092 countZuid-Holland8,653,092Zeeland: 7,820,093 countZeeland7,820,093Limburg (NL): 4,207,343 countLimburg (NL)4,207,343Noord-Brabant: 3,803,609 countNoord-Brabant3,803,609Gelderland: 2,690,540 countGelderland2,690,540Friesland (NL): 1,743,023 countFriesland (NL)1,743,023Overijssel: 1,510,783 countOverijssel1,510,783Drenthe: 1,446,620 countDrenthe1,446,620Utrecht: 1,176,916 countUtrecht1,176,916Flevoland: 980,596 countFlevoland980,596Groningen: 680,880 countGroningen680,880Noord-Holland: 26,798,330 countNoord-Holland26,798,330Zuid-Holland: 8,653,092 countZuid-Holland8,653,092Zeeland: 7,820,093 countZeeland7,820,093Limburg (NL): 4,207,343 countLimburg (NL)4,207,343Noord-Brabant: 3,803,609 countNoord-Brabant3,803,609Gelderland: 2,690,540 countGelderland2,690,540Friesland (NL): 1,743,023 countFriesland (NL)1,743,023Overijssel: 1,510,783 countOverijssel1,510,783Drenthe: 1,446,620 countDrenthe1,446,620Utrecht: 1,176,916 countUtrecht1,176,916Flevoland: 980,596 countFlevoland980,596Groningen: 680,880 countGroningen680,880
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

RankRegions2024
count		Change on 2023
1Noord-Holland26,798,330+3%
2Zuid-Holland8,653,092+6.8%
3Zeeland7,820,093+3.9%
4Limburg (NL)4,207,343+4.7%
5Noord-Brabant3,803,609+7.7%
6Gelderland2,690,540+8.9%
7Friesland (NL)1,743,023+8.5%
8Overijssel1,510,783-4.4%
9Drenthe1,446,620-2.6%
10Utrecht1,176,916+0.4%
11Flevoland980,596-4.4%
12Groningen680,880+17.6%

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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 regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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) (Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2024) [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), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2024. 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-regions?period=2024. 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). Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2024. 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-regions?period=2024.

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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), Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2024 [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-regions?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Noord-Holland, with 26.8 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Groningen, with 680,880 in 2024.

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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