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EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Spain had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 454.96 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3.27 million. The median was 31.9 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.59 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest454,957,250Spain
Lowest3,269,221Luxembourg
Median31,896,25527 EU countries
European Union (27)2,586,019,709History

All EU countries, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

SpainSpain: 454,957,250 count454,957,250FranceFrance: 404,763,426 count404,763,426ItalyItaly: 402,962,113 count402,962,113GermanyGermany: 388,851,871 count388,851,871AustriaAustria: 117,957,253 count117,957,253GreeceGreece: 110,020,042 count110,020,042NetherlandsNetherlands: 106,212,858 count106,212,858PolandPoland: 79,393,860 count79,393,860CroatiaCroatia: 77,824,114 count77,824,114PortugalPortugal: 66,014,226 count66,014,226SwedenSweden: 57,234,148 count57,234,148CzechiaCzechia: 49,696,957 count49,696,957BelgiumBelgium: 36,855,214 count36,855,214DenmarkDenmark: 31,896,255 count31,896,255IrelandIreland: 31,105,668 count31,105,668HungaryHungary: 29,291,168 count29,291,168RomaniaRomania: 25,274,649 count25,274,649BulgariaBulgaria: 25,185,996 count25,185,996FinlandFinland: 20,343,433 count20,343,433CyprusCyprus: 15,348,884 count15,348,884SlovakiaSlovakia: 13,894,782 count13,894,782SloveniaSlovenia: 11,057,731 count11,057,731MaltaMalta: 8,971,191 count8,971,191LithuaniaLithuania: 6,992,674 count6,992,674EstoniaEstonia: 6,228,128 count6,228,128LatviaLatvia: 4,416,597 count4,416,597LuxembourgLuxembourg: 3,269,221 count3,269,221
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1Spain454,957,250+7.8%
2France404,763,426-1.3%
3Italy402,962,113+2.6%
4Germany388,851,871+2.9%
5Austria117,957,253+4.1%
6Greece110,020,042+3.7%
7Netherlands106,212,858+2.6%
8Poland79,393,860+11.5%
9Croatia77,824,114+9.1%
10Portugal66,014,226+11.1%
11Sweden57,234,148+2.9%
12Czechia49,696,957+5.5%
13Belgium36,855,214-4%
14Denmark31,896,255+3.5%
15Ireland Estimated31,105,668+4.7%
16Hungary29,291,168+6.3%
17Romania25,274,649+7.8%
18Bulgaria25,185,996+17.7%
19Finland20,343,433+3.1%
20Cyprus15,348,884+14.8%
21Slovakia13,894,782+14.1%
22Slovenia11,057,731+8.2%
23Malta8,971,191+0.6%
24Lithuania6,992,674+6.3%
25Estonia6,228,128+7.7%
26Latvia4,416,597+7.5%
27Luxembourg3,269,221+2.1%

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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 EU countries 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 2026-10-07.

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Which EU country has the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Spain, with 454.96 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest nights spent in tourist accommodation?

Luxembourg, with 3.27 million in 2016.

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 2026-10-07.

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