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

Algarve had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation by non-residents (foreign guests) of 26 areas in 2024, at 17.41 million. Lezíria do Tejo had the lowest, at 87,745. The median was 488,389 and the figure for Portugal was 59.66 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17,413,498Algarve
Lowest87,745Lezíria do Tejo
Median488,38926 areas
Portugal59,657,373History

All areas, 2024

Algarve: 17,413,498 countAlgarve17,413,498Grande Lisboa: 16,223,446 countGrande Lisboa16,223,446Região Autónoma da Madeira: 8,168,464 countRegião Autónoma da Madeira8,168,464Área Metropolitana do Porto: 7,294,477 countÁrea Metropolitana do Porto7,294,477Região Autónoma dos Açores: 1,951,205 countRegião Autónoma dos Açores1,951,205Oeste: 994,408 countOeste994,408Médio Tejo: 983,871 countMédio Tejo983,871Península de Setúbal: 931,486 countPenínsula de Setúbal931,486Região de Coimbra: 824,233 countRegião de Coimbra824,233Alentejo Litoral: 731,994 countAlentejo Litoral731,994Cávado: 625,992 countCávado625,992Região de Aveiro: 535,533 countRegião de Aveiro535,533Alto Minho: 507,230 countAlto Minho507,230Alentejo Central: 469,547 countAlentejo Central469,547Douro: 307,092 countDouro307,092Ave: 307,089 countAve307,089Região de Leiria: 232,889 countRegião de Leiria232,889Tâmega e Sousa: 180,903 countTâmega e Sousa180,903Beiras e Serra da Estrela: 173,611 countBeiras e Serra da Estrela173,611Baixo Alentejo: 170,996 countBaixo Alentejo170,996Viseu Dão Lafões: 126,155 countViseu Dão Lafões126,155Alto Alentejo: 122,436 countAlto Alentejo122,436Terras de Trás-os-Montes: 100,552 countTerras de Trás-os-Montes100,552Alto Tâmega e Barroso: 97,692 countAlto Tâmega e Barroso97,692Beira Baixa: 94,829 countBeira Baixa94,829Lezíria do Tejo: 87,745 countLezíria do Tejo87,745
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

RankAreas2024
count		Change on 2023
1Algarve17,413,498+2%
2Grande Lisboa16,223,446+4.3%
3Região Autónoma da Madeira8,168,464+5.1%
4Área Metropolitana do Porto7,294,477+8%
5Região Autónoma dos Açores1,951,205+15.6%
6Oeste994,408-0%
7Médio Tejo983,871+13.9%
8Península de Setúbal931,486+7.5%
9Região de Coimbra824,233+4.7%
10Alentejo Litoral731,994+5%
11Cávado625,992+3.8%
12Região de Aveiro535,533+0.8%
13Alto Minho507,230+9.8%
14Alentejo Central469,547+5.8%
15Douro307,092+11.5%
16Ave307,089+4.7%
17Região de Leiria232,889+4.3%
18Tâmega e Sousa180,903+11.9%
19Beiras e Serra da Estrela173,611+1.8%
20Baixo Alentejo170,996+9.6%
21Viseu Dão Lafões126,155+7.3%
22Alto Alentejo122,436+6.2%
23Terras de Trás-os-Montes100,552+8.7%
24Alto Tâmega e Barroso97,692+18.2%
25Beira Baixa94,829+1.1%
26Lezíria do Tejo87,745+13.1%

Other periods

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), 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), NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?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). NUTS 3 areas of Portugal 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/portugal-provinces?period=2024.

Harvard

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), 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/portugal-provinces?period=2024 (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 17.41 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Lezíria do Tejo, with 87,745 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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