NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by nights spent in tourist accommodation, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Arr. Oostende had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 44 areas in 2021, at 3.4 million. Arr. Waremme had the lowest, at 28,402. The median was 294,768 and the figure for Belgium was 29.22 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,402,844Arr. Oostende

Lowest28,402Arr. Waremme

Median294,76844 areas

Belgium29,220,847History

All areas, 2021

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count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Arr. Oostende	3,402,844	+54%
2	Arr. Veurne	3,266,362	+61.8%
3	Arr. Brugge	2,892,528	+44.3%
4	Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad	2,370,936	+33%
5	Arr. Maaseik	2,140,352	+39.9%
6	Arr. Antwerpen	1,391,983	+51.4%
7	Arr. Turnhout	1,352,484	+39.9%
8	Arr. Verviers - communes francophones	987,556	+49.9%
9	Arr. Gent	931,801	+44%
10	Arr. Marche-en-Famenne	823,411	+15.7%
11	Arr. Hasselt	822,995	+87%
12	Arr. Bastogne	734,062	+59.5%
13	Arr. Dinant	717,673	+36.6%
14	Arr. Neufchâteau	623,170	+29.3%
15	Arr. Tongeren	588,227	+34.8%
16	Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde	580,976	+27.9%
17	Arr. Liège	546,631	+19.6%
18	Arr. Leuven	495,485	+41.2%
19	Arr. Ieper	494,690	+86.4%
20	Arr. Thuin	353,395	+94.3%
21	Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft	353,346	+19.7%
22	Arr. Nivelles	317,903	+61.9%
23	Arr. Namur	271,632	+54.3%
24	Arr. Mechelen	240,468	+41.1%
25	Arr. Kortrijk	235,456	+35.5%
26	Arr. Sint-Niklaas	226,968	+46.3%
27	Arr. Virton	226,538	+22%
28	Arr. Oudenaarde	220,175	+47.2%
29	Arr. Charleroi	205,047	+41%
30	Arr. Aalst	167,281	+43.8%
31	Arr. Huy	153,301	+33.2%
32	Arr. Mons	138,914	+33.5%
33	Arr. Diksmuide	134,995	+89%
34	Arr. Philippeville	112,202	+29.7%
35	Arr. Arlon	109,650	+73.4%
36	Arr. Tournai-Mouscron	108,955	+18.7%
37	Arr. Roeselare	98,053	+40.8%
38	Arr. La Louvière	93,114	+32.3%
39	Arr. Eeklo	66,719	+31.3%
40	Arr. Dendermonde	60,210	+32.7%
41	Arr. Tielt	48,357	+58.1%
42	Arr. Ath	44,054	-1%
43	Arr. Soignies	41,546	+5.5%
44	Arr. Waremme	28,402	+4.1%

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About this ranking

Nights spent at hotels, holiday accommodation, campsites and similar establishments (Eurostat). Comparable across EU countries and regions.

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 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_occ_nin2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which area has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Arr. Oostende, with 3.4 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Arr. Waremme, with 28,402 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 2 and 3 region (tour_occ_nin2). Retrieved 2026-10-09.