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EU countries by nights spent in tourist accommodation

Spain had the highest nights spent in tourist accommodation of 26 EU countries in 2017, at 471.2 million. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 3.23 million. The median was 35.42 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.72 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest471,199,729Spain
Lowest3,233,979Luxembourg
Median35,417,55126 EU countries
European Union (27)2,718,947,476History

All EU countries, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

SpainSpain: 471,199,729 count471,199,729FranceFrance: 433,058,728 count433,058,728ItalyItaly: 420,629,155 count420,629,155GermanyGermany: 401,163,218 count401,163,218AustriaAustria: 121,126,543 count121,126,543GreeceGreece: 119,009,014 count119,009,014NetherlandsNetherlands: 111,697,814 count111,697,814CroatiaCroatia: 86,094,847 count86,094,847PolandPoland: 83,880,915 count83,880,915PortugalPortugal: 72,035,786 count72,035,786SwedenSweden: 58,683,201 count58,683,201CzechiaCzechia: 53,219,395 count53,219,395BelgiumBelgium: 38,677,308 count38,677,308DenmarkDenmark: 32,157,794 count32,157,794HungaryHungary: 31,608,719 count31,608,719RomaniaRomania: 26,915,573 count26,915,573BulgariaBulgaria: 26,054,096 count26,054,096FinlandFinland: 21,914,154 count21,914,154CyprusCyprus: 16,780,913 count16,780,913SlovakiaSlovakia: 14,667,937 count14,667,937SloveniaSlovenia: 12,460,084 count12,460,084MaltaMalta: 9,580,329 count9,580,329LithuaniaLithuania: 7,364,924 count7,364,924EstoniaEstonia: 6,509,299 count6,509,299LatviaLatvia: 4,950,929 count4,950,929LuxembourgLuxembourg: 3,233,979 count3,233,979
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
count		Change on 2016
1Spain471,199,729+3.6%
2France433,058,728+7%
3Italy420,629,155+4.4%
4Germany401,163,218+3.2%
5Austria121,126,543+2.7%
6Greece119,009,014+8.2%
7Netherlands111,697,814+5.2%
8Croatia86,094,847+10.6%
9Poland83,880,915+5.7%
10Portugal72,035,786+9.1%
11Sweden58,683,201+2.5%
12Czechia53,219,395+7.1%
13Belgium38,677,308+4.9%
14Denmark32,157,794+0.8%
15Hungary31,608,719+7.9%
16Romania26,915,573+6.5%
17Bulgaria26,054,096+3.4%
18Finland21,914,154+7.7%
19Cyprus16,780,913+9.3%
20Slovakia14,667,937+5.6%
21Slovenia12,460,084+12.7%
22Malta9,580,329+6.8%
23Lithuania7,364,924+5.3%
24Estonia6,509,299+4.5%
25Latvia4,950,929+12.1%
26Luxembourg3,233,979-1.1%

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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. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Questions

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

Spain, with 471.2 million in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Luxembourg, with 3.23 million in 2017.

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. 1 EU countries have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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