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NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2025

Algarve had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 26 areas in 2025, at 17.28 million. Lezíria do Tejo had the lowest, at 74,407. The median was 487,631 and the figure for Portugal was 60.02 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17,276,981Algarve
Lowest74,407Lezíria do Tejo
Median487,63126 areas
Portugal60,022,455History

All areas, 2025

Algarve: 17,276,981 countAlgarve17,276,981Grande Lisboa: 16,187,242 countGrande Lisboa16,187,242Região Autónoma da Madeira: 8,245,870 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira8,245,870Área Metropolitana do Porto: 7,636,672 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto7,636,672Região Autónoma dos Açores: 2,034,979 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores2,034,979Oeste: 979,232 countOeste979,232Península de Setúbal: 974,302 countPenínsula de Setúbal974,302Médio Tejo: 951,081 countMédio Tejo951,081Região de Coimbra: 822,463 countRegião de Coimbra822,463Alentejo Litoral: 803,068 countAlentejo Litoral803,068Cávado: 638,207 countCávado638,207Alto Minho: 518,765 countAlto Minho518,765Região de Aveiro: 517,299 countRegião de Aveiro517,299Alentejo Central: 457,963 countAlentejo Central457,963Douro: 328,347 countDouro328,347Ave: 296,795 countAve296,795Região de Leiria: 245,842 countRegião de Leiria245,842Tâmega e Sousa: 182,369 countTâmega e Sousa182,369Baixo Alentejo: 165,389 countBaixo Alentejo165,389Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 162,569 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela162,569Viseu Dão Lafões: 120,510 countViseu Dão Lafões120,510Alto Alentejo: 113,986 countAlto Alentejo113,986Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 101,179 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes101,179Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 96,128 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso96,128Beira Baixa: 90,810 countBeira Baixa90,810Lezíria do Tejo: 74,407 countLezíria do Tejo74,407
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

RankAreas2025
count		Change on 2024
1Algarve17,276,981-0.8%
2Grande Lisboa16,187,242-0.2%
3Região Autónoma da Madeira8,245,870+0.9%
4Área Metropolitana do Porto7,636,672+4.7%
5Região Autónoma dos Açores2,034,979+4.3%
6Oeste979,232-1.5%
7Península de Setúbal974,302+4.6%
8Médio Tejo951,081-3.3%
9Região de Coimbra822,463-0.2%
10Alentejo Litoral803,068+9.7%
11Cávado638,207+2%
12Alto Minho518,765+2.3%
13Região de Aveiro517,299-3.4%
14Alentejo Central457,963-2.5%
15Douro328,347+6.9%
16Ave296,795-3.4%
17Região de Leiria245,842+5.6%
18Tâmega e Sousa182,369+0.8%
19Baixo Alentejo165,389-3.3%
20Beiras e Serra da Estrela162,569-6.4%
21Viseu Dão Lafões120,510-4.5%
22Alto Alentejo113,986-6.9%
23Terras de Trás-os-Montes101,179+0.6%
24Alto Tâmega e Barroso96,128-1.6%
25Beira Baixa90,810-4.2%
26Lezíria do Tejo74,407-15.2%

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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 Portugal by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2025) [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 Portugal by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2025. 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/portugal-provinces. 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 Portugal by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2025. 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/portugal-provinces.

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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 Portugal by nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests), 2025 [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/portugal-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Algarve, with 17.28 million in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Lezíria do Tejo, with 74,407 in 2025.

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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